Foreword

Asked what reward there would be for a man who desired fame and compensation for having performed jihad, the Prophet said, ‘there is no reward for him.’ When asked the same question three times over, the Prophet gave the same reply each time. Then he said, ‘God accepts those deeds which were performed purely for His sake and which were meant to seek His pleasure.’ HADITH OF ABU DAWUD AND AN-NASA’I ON THE AUTHORITY OF ABU UMAMAH. 12 Keep your faith pure. Even the smallest good deed will suffice. ACCORDING TO AL-MUNDHIRI WHEN MU’ADH IBN JABAL WAS APPOINTED RULER OF YEMEN, HE ASKED THE PROPHET FOR ADVICE AND WAS GIVEN THE ABOVE REPLY.