Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3181

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبُ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ مَنْ جَهَّزَ غَازِيًا فَقَدْ غَزَا وَمَنْ خَلَفَ غَازِيًا فِي أَهْلِهِ بِخَيْرٍ فَقَدْ غَزَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna informed us, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Mahdi, who said: Harb ibn Shaddad narrated to us, from Yahya, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Busra ibn Said, from Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever equips someone setting out to fight has himself fought, and whoever takes good care of a fighter’s family in his absence has himself fought.

Translation notes
  • This variant omits the phrase in the cause of Allah after the first mention of a fighter but otherwise repeats the same two forms of support.