Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Kathir bin Abi 'Ata'fromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromSulaiman al-A'mashfromShaqayq bin Salmah al-AsadifromAbu Musa al-Asha'ari
Hadith text · Matn
مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْعُلْيَا، فَهْوَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
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English translation
Narrated Abu Musa:
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "A man fights for pride and haughtiness another fights for bravery, and another fights for showing off; which of these (cases) is in Allah's Cause?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The one who fights that Allah's Word (Islam) should be superior, fights in Allah's Cause." (See Hadith No. 65, Vol. 4)
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً وَيُقَاتِلُ شَجَاعَةً وَيُقَاتِلُ رِيَاءً، فَأَىُّ ذَلِكَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 97, Hadith 84
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 93, Hadith 550 (deprecated numbering scheme)