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PARADISE FOR THOSE WHO FIGHT IN JIHAD

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“A Companion of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, came upon a valley in which there was a spring of sweet water that pleased him greatly. He said to himself: ‘I would like to withdraw from people and settle in this valley; but I shall do it only with the permission of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him.’

He mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, who said to him, ‘Do not do this, because anyone who stands in readiness in the Way of Allah is better than seventy years of prayers offered in his home. Wouldn't you wish for the forgiveness of Allah and that you would be admitted to Paradise? Fight then in the Way of Allah. Paradise becomes incumbent for those who fight in the Way of Allah for even the shortest time.’"

Tirmidhi with a chain up to Abu Hurairah who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.