LOOKING AFTER THE HOUSEHOLD OF A HAJI OR MUJAHID

Haj and jihad both are very sublime acts of worship, but for those who are unable to perform them, Allah has  created means whereby they can participate in the merits of these acts. Anyone who helps a man prepare for  jihad or for haj, earns, by the grace of Allah, a part of the merit of these acts of worship. Similarly looking after  the household of a haji or a mujahid and to fulfill their needs also makes a person participant in haj or jihad as  the case may be. Zaid bin Khali,d has related our eternally blessed Prophet SAWW has said

"He who readies a mujahid (for jihad) or a haji (for haj) (i.e. helps in providing the means) or looks after his  household in his absence or gives iftar to a fasting man, earns merit equivalent to that earned by the man he has  helped without the merit of the latter being lessened". (Sunan Nasai)