The importance of having the correct intention

Question:

Is this Hadith authentic?

من غزا في سبيل الله ولم ينو إلا عقالا فله ما نوى

Answer:

Imam Nasai (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Ubadah ibn Samit (radiyallahu ‘anhu). Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith authentic.

(Sunan Nasai; Al Mujtaba, Hadith: 3138, Sahih Ibn Hibban, Al Ihsan, Hadith: 4638)

Translation

Sayyiduna ‘Ubadah ibn Samit (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)said: “Whoever goes out in battle in the path of Allah with no intention but to [attain] a small rope [from the spoils of war] will only have what he intended.”

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

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This answer was collected from HadithAnswers.com. The answers were either answered or checked by Moulana Haroon Abasoomar (rahimahullah) who was a Shaykhul Hadith in South Africa, or by his son, Moulana Muhammad Abasoomer (hafizahullah), who is a Hadith specialist. 

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