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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الأكابرBook of the Elders
بَابُ فَضْلِ الْكَبِيرِChapter: Virtue of the Elderly
Hadith 353
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَخْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ قُسَيْطٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا، وَيَعْرِفْ حَقَّ كَبِيرِنَا، فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He who does not show mercy to our young ones, or does not recognize the rights of our elders, is not from among us."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Children are innocent and free from evil; there is no malice or enmity in their hearts, and thus they are deserving of mercy and compassion. Through education and upbringing, they should be taught manners, and gentleness should be adopted in this matter.
➋ Elders have a right over the younger ones that, due to their advanced age, they should be honored and respected. Similarly, a person of knowledge should also be honored and respected. This is explicitly stated in a hadith (Musnad Ahmad). It is also necessary to honor a respected person of a family or tribe, even if he is younger in age. The Prophetic instruction is:
((إذَا أتَاکُمْ کَرِیْمُ قَوْمٍ فَأکْرِمُوہُ)) (al-Sahihah of al-Albani: 1205)
“When a noble person from a tribe comes to you, then honor him.”
➌ The phrase “he is not from us” does not mean that he is outside the fold of Islam; rather, it is intended as a warning and rebuke. However, if someone violates this hadith with contempt and disrespect, it is not unlikely that, as a consequence of this crime, Allah Ta’ala may expel him from Islam.
➊ Children are innocent and free from evil; there is no malice or enmity in their hearts, and thus they are deserving of mercy and compassion. Through education and upbringing, they should be taught manners, and gentleness should be adopted in this matter.
➋ Elders have a right over the younger ones that, due to their advanced age, they should be honored and respected. Similarly, a person of knowledge should also be honored and respected. This is explicitly stated in a hadith (Musnad Ahmad). It is also necessary to honor a respected person of a family or tribe, even if he is younger in age. The Prophetic instruction is:
((إذَا أتَاکُمْ کَرِیْمُ قَوْمٍ فَأکْرِمُوہُ)) (al-Sahihah of al-Albani: 1205)
“When a noble person from a tribe comes to you, then honor him.”
➌ The phrase “he is not from us” does not mean that he is outside the fold of Islam; rather, it is intended as a warning and rebuke. However, if someone violates this hadith with contempt and disrespect, it is not unlikely that, as a consequence of this crime, Allah Ta’ala may expel him from Islam.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 353
