Silsilah as-Sahihah 2056 — If jihad is for worldly gain, is there

Sayyiduna Ya’la bin Munyah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) announced jihad. I was an old man and I did not have any servant. I looked for a laborer who could suffice for me and who would be given his share. I found a man. When the time for departure drew near, he came to me and said: I do not know what two shares are and how much my share will be. You fix (my wages) for me, whether I get a share or not. I fixed three dinars for him. When the spoils were distributed, I intended to give him his share, but suddenly I remembered the dinars. I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and presented this matter before him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: In my view, in this expedition, he will get nothing in this world or the Hereafter except the dinars that were fixed for him.