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Sunan an-Nasai 3191 — Good Deeds Taken
The One Who Betrays A Warrior With His Wife
Hadith About Losing Good Deeds Through Betrayal
Sunan an-Nasai : 3191
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3191
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 " .
Ibn Buraidah Narrated from:
It was narrated from Ibn Buraidah, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The sanctity of the wives of the Mujahidin to those who stay behind is like the sanctity of their mothers. There is no man among those who stay behind who takes on the responsibility of looking after the wife of one of the Mujahidin (and betrays him) but he (the betrayer) will be made to stand before him on the Day Resurrection and it will be said: 'O So-and-so, this is so-and-so, take whatever you want from his good deeds.'" Then the Prophet (ﷺ) turned to his Companions and said: "What do you think: Will he leave him any of his good deeds?"
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3191In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 107English translation : Vol. 1, Book 25, Hadith 3193
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3191
This Hadith gives another wording of the warning about betraying the family of a Mujahid. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said their wives have sanctity for those who stay behind like their mothers. Then he described the betrayer being set before the wronged man on the Day of Resurrection and being told to take whatever he wants from his good deeds. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then asked his Companions whether they thought he would leave him any good deeds. The main topic is losing good deeds through betrayal. The text teaches that wrongdoing against people can have a serious effect on a person’s record in the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Betrayal of family trust is treated as a grave wrong.
- The Hadith links harm against others to loss of good deeds.
- The wives of Mujahidin are to be honored and protected.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used a question to make the warning stronger.
