Riyad-us-Saliheen - The book of Miscellany - Chapter 55 - Excellence of Leading an Ascetic Life, and Virtues of Simple Life

 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين

وعنهُ عن رسول اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قال :

 « يَتْبَعُ المَيِّتَ ثَلاثَةٌ : أَهْلُهُ وَمالُهُ وَعَمَلُهُ : فَيَرْجِعُ اثْنَانِ . وَيَبْقَى وَاحدٌ :

 يَرْجِعُ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَيَبْقَى عَمَلُهُ » 

 متفقٌ عليه .

461. Anas bin Malik  (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said:

"Three (things) follow a dead person: Members of his family, his property and his deeds. Two of them return; and one remains with him. The people and his wealth return; his deeds remain with him". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

Commentary:

This Hadith has a warning for the Muslims that they should adopt the way of piety and fear (of Allah), not of sin and impiety because those are actions which will go with him to the grave and which decide his fate in the life after death. If  he carries with him good deeds, he will have a comfortable sojourn in Barzakh (the intervening stage between death and Resurrection). On the contrary, if the record of his life is devoid of good deeds, all the wealth that he leaves behind, even if it is beyond calculation, will be of no avail to him because what he will be having with him will be the bad deeds which he performed during his life. These bad deeds will be a constant source of torture for him during his stay in Barzakh.

Riyad-us-Saliheen - Book Eleven - The Book of Jihad - Chapter 234 - Obligation of Jihad (1326-1327)

Riyad-us-Saliheen

Al-Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya bin Sharaf An-Nawawi Ad-Dimashqi

Book Eleven - The Book of Jihad - Chapter 234 - Obligation of Jihad (1326-1327)

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين

وعَنْ أنسٍ رضي اللَّه عنْهُ قال :

كانَ رسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم إذا غَزَا قال :

« اللَّهُمَّ أنت عضُدِي ونَصِيري ، بِك أَجُولُ ، وبِك أصولُ ، وبِكَ أُقاتِل »

رواهُ أبو داود ، والترمذيُّ وقال : حديثٌ حسنٌ

1326.   Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Whenever the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) set out to participate in Jihad, he would supplicate:

"Allahumma Anta `adudi wa nasiri, bika ahulu, wa bika asulu, wa bika uqatilu "

(O Allah, You are my Supporter and my Helper. With Your help I get strength, and with Your help I bounce upon the enemy and defeat it, and with Your help I fight).''
[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi].

Commentary:

Along with the physical resources for war, one should also pray for victory, and for that, it is essential that one submits to Allah, remembers Him and seeks His Help. Prayer is a great source of strength and support for a Muslim and he must make full use of it. The Hadith also teaches us what to say when one sets out for Jihad.

وعَن أبي مُوسى ، رضي اللَّه عنْهُ ،

أنَّ النبي صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم كانَ إذا خَاف قوماً قال :

 اللَّهُمَّ إنَّا نَجعَلُكَ في نُحُورِهِم ، ونَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرورِهِم »

رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيحٍ

1327.Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

When the Prophet (PBUH) had any fear of an enemy, he used to supplicate: "Allahumma inna naj`aluka fi nuhurihim, wa na`udhu bika min shururihim"

(O Allah! We put You in front of them, and we seek refuge in You from their evils).''
[Ahmad and Abu Dawud].

Commentary:

When one is gripped with fear, he should recite the prayer quoted in the text of this Hadith. Since Allah is the One Who saves from an enemy, one should therefore, pray to Him and beseech His Help.