Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3191

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3191
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَعْنَبٌ، - كُوفِيٌّ - عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ فِي الْحُرْمَةِ كَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِينَ يَخْلُفُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ نُصِبَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ يَا فُلاَنُ هَذَا فُلاَنٌ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا ظَنُّكُمْ تُرَوْنَ يَدَعُ لَهُ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ شَيْئًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman reported to us; he said: Sufyan narrated to us; he said: Qa'nab—a Kufan—narrated to us, from Alqamah ibn Marthad, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: The inviolability of the wives of those striving in Allah’s cause for those who remain behind is like that of their mothers. Any man among those who remain behind who is left in charge of a man’s family while he is striving in Allah’s cause will be made to stand on the Day of Resurrection, and it will be said: So-and-so, this is the man; take whatever you wish from his good deeds. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) turned to his Companions and said: What do you think? Do you suppose he will leave him any of his good deeds?

Translation notes

  • The narration repeats the comparison to mothers and describes the betrayed person taking from the caretaker’s good deeds.

  • The Prophet’s closing question is rhetorical and underscores the severity of the warning.

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ حُرْمَةُ نِسَاءِ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِينَ فِي الْحُرْمَةِ كَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَمَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَاعِدِينَ يَخْلُفُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ فِي أَهْلِهِ إِلاَّ نُصِبَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيُقَالُ يَا فُلاَنُ هَذَا فُلاَنٌ فَخُذْ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِهِ مَا شِئْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.

    The phrase يَخْلُفُ رَجُلاً ... فِي أَهْلِهِ indicates being left in charge of a man’s family; the form of betrayal is not specified.

    Should the betrayal remain general rather than be made more specific in English?