English
Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "A man fights for spoils, a man fights for fame, and a man fights to be seen in his position, so who is in the path of Allah?" He said: "2 Whoever fights so that the word of Allah be the highest, he is in the path of Allah."
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 2810 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1904b (unverified) 95% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 2
(2) The statement: "Whoever fights so that the word of Allah be the highest, he is in the path of Allah": It is stated in (Al-Fath): The essence of what was mentioned is that fighting originates from the intellectual faculty, the irascible faculty, and the appetitive faculty, and it is only in the path of Allah if it stems from the first. As stated in (Nayl al-Awtar).
Note 2
(٢) قوله: من قاتل لتكون كلمة الله هي العليا فهو في سبيل الله: قال في (الفتح): والحاصل مما ذكر أن القتال منشؤه القوة العقلية، والقوة الغضبية والقوة الشهوانية، ولا يكون في سبيل الله إلا الأول. كذا في (نيل الأوطار).