THE PATH TO ALLAH H H 9 "The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, was asked: 'Which among these is upon the Path of Allah: a man who fought out of bravery; a man who fought for tribal pride, or the man who fought for the sake of showing-off?' He replied: 'Whosoever fights in order to let the Word of Allah be the highest is on the Path of Allah.'" R 9 Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to (Abu Musa) Abdullah son of Kays al-Asha'ri said this.
8- وعن أبي موسى عبدِ اللهِ بنِ قيسٍ الأشعريِّ رضي الله عنه ، قَالَ : سُئِلَ رسولُ الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقاتلُ شَجَاعَةً ، ويُقَاتِلُ حَمِيَّةً، ويُقَاتِلُ رِيَاءً، أَيُّ ذلِكَ في سبيلِ الله ؟ فقال رَسُول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "مَنْ قَاتَلَ لِتَكونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هي العُلْيَا ، فَهوَ في سبيلِ اللهِ" مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيهِ .