Sahih Ahadith About Defence of the Muslim Lands

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  1. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Keeping watch (at the frontier) for a day and a night is better (in point of reward) than fasting for a whole month and standing in prayer every night. If a person dies (while, performing this duty), his (meritorious) activity will continue and he will go on receiving his reward for it perpetually and will be saved from the torture of the grave."
    (Sahih Muslim: 33/233, Nasai: 25/83, Tirmidhi: 22/48, Riyad uss Saliheen: 12/7)
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  2. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "Observing Ribat (guarding the Islamic frontier for the sake of Allah) for a single day is far better than the world and all that it contains. A place in Jannah (paradise) as small as the whip of your horse is far better than the world and all that it contains. An endeavor in the cause of Allah in the evening or in the morning is far better than the world and all that it contains."
    (Sahih Bukhari: 56/107, Tirmidhi: 22/47, Riyad uss Saliheen: 12/6)
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  3. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The deeds of everyone who dies are sealed. Except for the one who dies guarding the frontier from the enemy, in the cause of Allah. For indeed his actions are increased for him until the Day of Judgement, and he is secure from the tribulation of the grave."
    (Abu Dawud: 15/24, Tirmidhi: 22/3, Riyad uss Saliheen: 12/8)
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  4. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "Spending a day on the frontier in Allah's way is better than one thousand days in any other place."(Tirmidhi: 22/50, Riyad uss Saliheen: 12/9)