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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الوالدينBook of Parents
بَابُ لاَ تَقْطَعْ مَنْ كَانَ يَصِلُ أَبَاكَ فَيُطْفَأَ نُورُكَChapter: Do Not Cut Off Those Your Father Used to Connect With, Lest Your Light Be Extinguished
Hadith 42
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ لاَحِقٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ الزُّرَقِيُّ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ مَعَ عَمْرِو بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، فَمَرَّ بِنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ مُتَّكِئًا عَلَى ابْنِ أَخِيهِ، فَنَفَذَ عَنِ الْمَجْلِسِ، ثُمَّ عَطَفَ عَلَيْهِ، فَرَجَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ: مَا شِئْتَ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُثْمَانَ؟ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا، فَوَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْحَقِّ، إِنَّهُ لَفِي كِتَابِ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، مَرَّتَيْنِ: لاَ تَقْطَعْ مَنْ كَانَ يَصِلُ أَبَاكَ فَيُطْفَأَ بِذَلِكَ نُورُكَ.
‘Ubada Zarqi says: I was sitting with ‘Amr bin ‘Uthman in the mosque of Madinah when, during this time, Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah bin Salam passed by us, leaning on his nephew, and, ignoring our gathering, went ahead. Then compassion arose in his heart, so he returned to us and said: O ‘Amr bin ‘Uthman! Do whatever you wish, he repeated this two or three times. By the One Who sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) with the truth, this matter is certainly in the Book of Allah, he repeated this twice: “Do not cut off relations with the one who was connected to your father, otherwise (as a punishment for this neglect) Allah will take away your light.”
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, maintaining ties of kinship with the relatives of one’s father is a commendable and praiseworthy act, and severing such ties is blameworthy, as has been mentioned in previous chapters with reference to authentic ahadith. And Abdullah bin Salam radi Allahu anhu may have said this perhaps due to the indifference of Amr bin Uthman, and by “the Book” he may have meant the Torah. And Allah knows best. In any case, this applies when this narration is established as authentic.
This narration is weak in its chain of transmission; however, maintaining ties of kinship with the relatives of one’s father is a commendable and praiseworthy act, and severing such ties is blameworthy, as has been mentioned in previous chapters with reference to authentic ahadith. And Abdullah bin Salam radi Allahu anhu may have said this perhaps due to the indifference of Amr bin Uthman, and by “the Book” he may have meant the Torah. And Allah knows best. In any case, this applies when this narration is established as authentic.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 42
