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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
(أبواب كتاب السنة)Chapters: The Book of the Sunnah
بَابُ : مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُوطَأَ عَقِبَاهُChapter: He who dislikes having people walk behind him
Hadith 246
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، عَنْ نُبَيْحٍ الْعَنَزِيِّ ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم إِذَا مَشَى مَشَى أَصْحَابُهُ أَمَامَهُ وَتَرَكُوا ظَهْرَهُ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ " .
´It was narrarted that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said:` "When the Prophet walked, his Companions would walk in front of him, and he would leave his back for the angels."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
(1)
From this it is understood that when some people walk ahead of a venerable person and some walk behind, this is permissible; it is only prohibited when all the people walk behind.
(2)
Walking ahead of a venerable person is not contrary to proper etiquette.
(1)
From this it is understood that when some people walk ahead of a venerable person and some walk behind, this is permissible; it is only prohibited when all the people walk behind.
(2)
Walking ahead of a venerable person is not contrary to proper etiquette.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 246
