Hadith
According to a narration from Zayd ibn Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him, Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Whoever equips a mujahid who intends to fight in the way of Allah, or provides for his needs for jihad, shall gain the same reward as if he had gone out fighting himself. And whoever looks after the family of a mujahid who goes out fighting and fulfills their needs, shall gain the same reward as if he had fought.”
Bukhari, Jihad 38; Muslim, Imara 135-136. Also see Abu Dawud,
Narrator
Jihad 20; Tirmidhi, Fada’il al-Jihad 6; Nasa’i, Jihad 44.
What We Learn
- 1Believers should always be filled with a love for jihad in the way of Allah.
- 2Equipping a poor person who intends to go out fighting in the way of Allah is a means of earning the reward of jihad.
- 3Meeting the needs of the family left behind by someone going out fighting is one of the ways to share in the reward of jihad.
- 4Muslims are guarantors of each other’s needs and assistance.