On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A disbeliever and his killer will never be gathered together in the Fire." (1)

11. Chapter: On the Sanctity of the Wives of the Mujahidin with Respect to Those Who Stay Behind

2496 - Sa'id ibn Mansur narrated to us, Sufyan narrated to us, from Qa'nab, from 'Alqamah ibn Marthad, from Ibn Buraydah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The sanctity of the wives of the mujahidin with respect to those who stay behind is like the sanctity of their own mothers. There is no man among those who stay behind who takes charge of the family of a mujahid in his absence, but on the Day of Resurrection he will be made to stand before him, and it will be said: 'This one took charge of your family in your absence, so take from his good deeds whatever you wish.'" Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, turned to us and said: "What do you think?" (2)

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(1) Its chain of transmission is authentic. Isma'il ibn Ja'far: he is Ibn Abi Kathir al-Ansari, their freed slave, and al-'Ala': he is Ibn 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ya'qub, the freed slave of the Harqah.
It was also recorded by Muslim (1891) via the chain of Isma'il ibn Ja'far, with this chain of transmission.
It is also found in the "Musnad" of Ahmad (8816), and the "Sahih" of Ibn Hibban (4665).

(2) An authentic hadith. This chain of transmission is good on account of Qa'nab — and he is al-Tamimi al-Kufi — and he is corroborated. Sufyan: he is Ibn 'Uyaynah.
It is found in the "Sunan" of Sa'id ibn Mansur (2331), and from him it was recorded by Muslim (1897).
It was also recorded by al-Nasa'i (3191) via the chain of Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah, with this chain of transmission.
It was also recorded by Muslim (1897), and al-Nasa'i (3189) via the chain of Sufyan al-Thawri, and al-Nasa'i (3190) via the chain of Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj, both of them from 'Alqamah ibn Marthad, with it.
It is also found in the "Musnad" of Ahmad (22977), and the "Sahih" of Ibn Hibban (4634).
Al-Nawawi said in his "Commentary on Sahih Muslim" regarding his saying: "like the sanctity of their own mothers": This applies to two matters: one of them is the prohibition of approaching them with any suspicion, whether by a forbidden glance, seclusion, forbidden conversation, or otherwise.