Sulayman said: Marzuq Abu Bakr narrated to me, from Qatadah, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said—meaning that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: "The one who strives in My path is guaranteed by Me. If I take his soul, I cause him to inherit Paradise, and if I return him, I return him with reward or spoils." (1)

This is a strange but authentic hadith from this chain of transmission.

2 - Chapter: What has been reported concerning the virtue of one who dies while stationed at the frontier

1715 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated to us, saying: Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak informed us, saying: Haywah ibn Shurayh informed us, saying: Abu Hani' al-Khawlani informed me that Amr ibn Malik al-Janbi informed him that he heard Fadalah ibn Ubayd narrating from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Every deceased person has his deeds sealed, except for the one who dies while stationed at the frontier in the path of Allah, for his deeds continue to grow for him until the Day of Resurrection, and he is secure from the trial of the grave."

And I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "The mujahid is the one who strives against his own soul." (2)

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(1) An authentic hadith due to corroborating evidence, and this chain of transmission is fair due to Marzuq Abu Bakr—who is al-Bahili al-Basri—for he is fair in hadith.
It was also recorded by Ibn Abi Asim in "Al-Jihad" (45) and (46).
It has a supporting witness from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah recorded by Ahmad (7157), and it is in "Sahih al-Bukhari" (36) and "Sahih Muslim" (1876), with its complete grading in "Al-Musnad."

(2) These two hadiths are authentic, and they were recorded together and separately by Ahmad (23951) and (23951 m), and Ibn Hibban (4624) and (4706). The first of them was recorded by Abu Dawud =