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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب مَا يُجْزِئُ مِنَ الْغَزْوِChapter: What Is Accepted As Participation In Battle.
Hadith 2510
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِيِّ ،عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ إِلَى بَنِي لَحْيَانَ وَقَالَ : لِيَخْرُجْ مِنْ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٌ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لِلْقَاعِدِ أَيُّكُمْ خَلَفَ الْخَارِجَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ بِخَيْرٍ ، كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ أَجْرِ الْخَارِجِ " .
Abu Saeed Al Khudri said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an expedition towards Banu Lihyan and said “One of the two persons should go forth. He then said to those who sat (at home), If any one of you looks after the family and property of a warrior, he will receive half the reward of the one who goes forth (in jihad). ”
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that whoever takes excellent care of the family of a mujahid (one striving in the path of Allah), he too receives the full reward like that of the mujahid.
And in the other hadith, mention is made of half the reward.
The reconciliation between these is as follows:
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states:
If the total reward of both individuals is divided in half, then it becomes equal for both.
And in this way, there remains no contradiction.
However, the opinion of the present translator (raqim mutarjim) is:
If the one who stayed behind preferred this act of staying (to serve the family), then he will receive half the reward.
But if both are equally eager to participate in the fighting, and the leader (amir) selects one for fighting and assigns the other to serve the family of the fighter,
then in this way, both will be equal in reward.
And Allah knows best.
From the aforementioned hadith, it is understood that whoever takes excellent care of the family of a mujahid (one striving in the path of Allah), he too receives the full reward like that of the mujahid.
And in the other hadith, mention is made of half the reward.
The reconciliation between these is as follows:
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) states:
If the total reward of both individuals is divided in half, then it becomes equal for both.
And in this way, there remains no contradiction.
However, the opinion of the present translator (raqim mutarjim) is:
If the one who stayed behind preferred this act of staying (to serve the family), then he will receive half the reward.
But if both are equally eager to participate in the fighting, and the leader (amir) selects one for fighting and assigns the other to serve the family of the fighter,
then in this way, both will be equal in reward.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2510
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of wisdom (hikmah) is to place everything in its proper place and to prevent it from being placed in an improper place; to know the true and real nature of things and to act accordingly; and to make just and equitable decisions.
Benefits and Issues:
The meaning of wisdom (hikmah) is to place everything in its proper place and to prevent it from being placed in an improper place; to know the true and real nature of things and to act accordingly; and to make just and equitable decisions.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1896
