Hadith 203

Sahih Muslim

Book 33: The Book on Government

Chapter 39

The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin, and the sin of the one who betrays them with regard to them

باب حُرْمَةِ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ وَإِثْمِ مَنْ خَانَهُمْ فِيهِنَّ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1897a
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ كَحُرْمَةِ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِينَ يَخْلُفُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ فى أَهْلِهِ فَيَخُونُهُ فِيهِمْ إِلاَّ وُقِفَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ مَا شَاءَ فَمَا ظَنُّكُمْ ‏"
It has been narrated on the authority of Sulaimin b. Buraida who learnt the tradition from his father. The latter said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 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)?

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Burayda bin al-Husayb

بريدة بن الحصيب

132 narrations

follower
2

Sulaiman bin Burayda bin al-Husayb

سليمان بن بريدة بن الحصيب

37 narrations

follower
3

'Alqama bin Mrthd

علقمة بن مرثد

67 narrations

successor
4

Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri

سفيان الثوري

1,585 narrations

successor
5

Waki' bin al-Jarrah

وكيع بن الجراح

1,129 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba

أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة

2,203 narrations