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«أتى أعرابي النبي فقال: يا رسول الله، الرجل يقاتل للغنم والرجل يقاتل ليذكر والرجل يقاتل ليرى مكانه، فمن في سبيل الله؟ فقال رسول الله: «من قاتل لتكون كلمة الله هي العليا فهو في سبيل الله»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari in the chapter on whoever fights so that God's word is supreme, in the Book of Leadership of Sahih Muslim. A Bedouin asks about the difference between motives for fighting: a text setting the intention of jihad. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari.
Connections
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Abu Musa al-Ashari
People and things also explored
The Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'· Return of the Abyssinian emigrants with Ja'far ibn Abi Talib· Muslim 179 — God does not sleep; His veil is light· Muslim 637 — Whoever prays the two cool-hour prayers enters Paradise· Muslim 779 — The house where God is remembered and the house where He is not are like the living and the dead· Muslim 797 — The believer who recites the Qur'an is like the citron· Muslim 2282 — The rain parable of guidance and knowledge· Muslim 2283 — The likeness of the plain warner
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 1904 — Whoever fights so that God's word is uppermost is in God's path”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-1904/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.