Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Affan narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, Thabit narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik. And Abu Bakr ibn Nafi‘ narrated to me—and the wording is his—Bahz narrated to us, Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us, Thabit narrated to us, from Anas ibn Malik, that a young man from Aslam said: O Messenger of Allah, I want to go out for battle but I do not have anything with which to prepare myself. He said: Go to so-and-so, for he had prepared himself but fell ill. So he went to him and said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, sends you greetings of peace and says: Give me what you have prepared. He said: O so-and-so (female), give him what I have prepared, and do not withhold anything from him. By Allah, do not withhold anything from it, so that it may be blessed for you.

It has been narrated on the authority of Zaid bin Kbalid al-Juhani that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Anybody who equips a warrior (going to fight) in the way of Allah (is like one who actually) fights. And anybody who looks well after his family in his absence (is also like one who actually) fights.

The above tradition has been narrated on the authority of Khalid al- Juhani who said: The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: He who equips a warrior in the way of Allah (is like one who dctually fights) aud he who looks after the family of a warrior in the way of Allah in fact participated in the battle.

It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent a force to Banu Lihyan (who are from Banu Hudhail, and said: One man from every two and the reward (will be divided) between the two.

The above tradition has also been narrated through two different chains of transmitters on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri and Yahya, respectively.

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It has been narrated (through a still different chain of transmitters) on the authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) 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.

It has been narrated on the authority of Sulaiman bin Buraida who learnt the tradition from his father. The latter said that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The sanctity of the wives of Mujahids is like the sanctity of their mothers for those who sit at home (i. e do not go out for Jihad). Anyone who stays behind looking after the family of a Mujahid and betrays his trust will be made to stand on the Day of Judgment before the Mujahid who will take away from his meritorious deeds whatever he likes. So what do you think (will he leave anything)?

This tradition has been narrated by the same authority through different chain of transmitters.

A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of 'Alqama bin Murthad has a differently worded end: It will be said to the Mujahid: Take from his noble deeds whatever you like. Then the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) turned to us and asked: What do you think (will he leave anything)? - (i. e. he will take away everything).