ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَهَاجَرُوا۟ وَجَٰهَدُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِأَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْفَآئِزُونَ
Allazeena aamanoo wa haajaroo wa jaahadoo fee sabeelil laahi bi amwaalihim wa anufsihim a'zamu darajatan 'indal laah; wa ulaaa'ika humul faaa'izoon
The ones who have believed, emigrated and striven in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. And it is those who are the attainers [of success].
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Those who believe and have emigrated and have struggled in the way of God with their possessions and their lives are greater in degree in rank with God than others; and those they are the triumphant the ones who will attain good.
Related Hadiths
Abu Sa’id (Al Khudri) reported The Prophet(ﷺ) was asked “Which believers are most perfect in respect of faith? He replied “A man who strives in the path of Allaah with his life and property and a man who worships Allaah in a mountain valley where he protects the people from his evil.””
Somebody asked, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who is the best among the people?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied "A
believer who strives his utmost in Allah's Cause with his life and property." They asked, "Who is
next?" He replied, "A believer who stays in one of the mountain paths worshipping Allah and leaving
the people secure from his mischief."
“The
believer is the one from whom their (people’s) wealth and lives are
safe, and the Muhajir is the one who forsakes mistakes and sins.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and His Apostle offers prayers perfectly and fasts (the
month of) Ramadan then it is incumbent upon Allah to admit him into Paradise, whether he emigrates
for Allah's cause or stays in the land where he was born." They (the companions of the Prophet) said,
"O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Should we not inform the people of that?" He said, "There are one-hundred
degrees in Paradise which Allah has prepared for those who carry on Jihad in His Cause. The distance
between every two degrees is like the distance between the sky and the Earth, so if you ask Allah for
anything, ask Him for the Firdaus, for it is the last part of Paradise and the highest part of Paradise,
and at its top there is the Throne of Beneficent, and from it gush forth the rivers of Paradise."
"O Messenger of Allah! Which of the people is best?" He said: "One who strives with himself and his wealth in the cause of Allah." He said: "Then who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "Then a believer (isolating himself) in one of the mountain passes, who fears Allah and spares the people his evil."
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