Mishkat al-Masabih 3850
(Section III) - Section 3
وَعَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ غَزَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَنْوِ إِلَّا عِقَالًا فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى». رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيّ
Translation
‘Ubada b. as-Samit reported God’s Messenger as saying, “He who fights in God’s path with no intention but getting a tethering rope will have what he intended.”* * This saying advocates the necessity of having proper motives. If all one wants is some material gain that is all he will get, for he will not deserve any eternal reward. Nasa’i transmitted it.
Grades by grader
| Abu Ghuddah | Hasangraded on nasai:3138 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali Zai | Goodgraded on nasai:3138 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Hasanin صحيح النسائي, p. 3139graded on nasai:3138 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Sunan an-Nasa'i 3138مَنْ غَزَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَنْوِ إِلاَّ عِقَالاً فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى
- Sunan an-Nasa'i 3139مَنْ غَزَا وَهُوَ لاَ يُرِيدُ إِلاَّ عِقَالاً فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى