صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الإمارةThe Book on Government
باب فَضْلِ إِعَانَةِ الْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِمَرْكُوبٍ وَغَيْرِهِ وَخِلاَفَتِهِ فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ:Chapter: The virtue of helping the warrior who is fighting in the cause of Allah with mounts etc., and looking after his family in his absence
وحَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ مَوْلَى الْمَهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ : أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ إِلَى بَنِي لَحْيَانَ لِيَخْرُجْ مِنْ كُلِّ رَجُلَيْنِ رَجُلٌ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : " لِلْقَاعِدِ أَيُّكُمْ خَلَفَ الْخَارِجَ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ بِخَيْرٍ كَانَ لَهُ مِثْلُ نِصْفِ أَجْرِ الْخَارِجِ " .
It has been narrated (through a still different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) despatched a force to Banu Lihyan. (and said:) One man from every two should join the force. Then he said to those who stayed behind: Those of you who will look well after the family and wealth of those who are going on the expedition will be getting half the reward of the warriors.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The person who actually participates in jihad receives two rewards: the original reward and the reward of bounty (increase and addition). As for the one who deputizes for him in good, he receives a reward equal to half of the original reward, and the increase or multiplication is only for the one who actually participates.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 4907
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
