English translation
3126. Narrated Abū Mūsā Al-Ash‘arī رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: A bedouin asked the Prophet ﷺ, “A man may fight for the sake of booty, and another may fight so that he may be mentioned by the people, and a third may fight to show his position (i.e., bravery); which of these is regarded as fighting in Allāh’s Cause?” The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who fights so that Allāh’s Word [i.e., Lā ilāha illallāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and i.e., Allāh’s religion of Islāmic Monotheism)] should be superior, is for Allāh’s Cause.”