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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب رحمةBook of Mercy
بَابُ رَحْمَةِ الْعِيَالِChapter: Mercy to Family
Hadith 377
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ كَيْسَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ وَمَعَهُ صَبِيٌّ، فَجَعَلَ يَضُمُّهُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”أَتَرْحَمُهُ؟“ قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: ”فَاللَّهُ أَرْحَمُ بِكَ مِنْكَ بِهِ، وَهُوَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and he had a child with him. He began to lovingly embrace the child to his chest. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Do you show mercy and affection to him?” He replied: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah is even more merciful to you than you are to this (child). He is the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Showing kindness to one’s family and dependents is a Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). The statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is:
((Khayrukum khayrukum li-ahlihi wa ana khayrukum li-ahli))
(Tirmidhi: 3895)
“The best among you is the one who is best to his family, and I am the best among you to my family.”
➋ However much mercy and compassion a person shows to his family and dependents, Allah ta’ala is far more merciful to His creation than that. Therefore, a person should strive to attain the mercy of Allah.
➊ Showing kindness to one’s family and dependents is a Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). The statement of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is:
((Khayrukum khayrukum li-ahlihi wa ana khayrukum li-ahli))
(Tirmidhi: 3895)
“The best among you is the one who is best to his family, and I am the best among you to my family.”
➋ However much mercy and compassion a person shows to his family and dependents, Allah ta’ala is far more merciful to His creation than that. Therefore, a person should strive to attain the mercy of Allah.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 377
