Sunan an-Nasa'i 4195

سنن النسائي#4195Hasan

It was narrated from Muadah bin Jabal that the Messenger of Allah said:"Military campaigns are of two types: as for the one who seeks the Face of Allah, obeys the imam, spends what is precious and avoids mischief, whether he is asleep or awake, he is earning reward. But as for the one who fights in order to show off and gain a reputation, and disobeys the imam and spreads mischief in the land, he comes back empty-handed." (Da 'if)

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Abu GhuddahHasan
Al-AlbaniHasan
Zubair Ali ZaiHasan

In-book reference: 39:47