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مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب البر والصلة
Book of Righteousness and Maintaining Ties
بَابٌ فِي الْأَخِ الْكَبِيرِ
The elder brother
Majma al-Zawaid 13438 — The elder brother
عَنْ كُلَيْبٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ - وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ - قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " الْأَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْأُخْوَةِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْأَبِ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَفِيهِ الْوَاقِدِيُّ وَهُوَ ضَعِيفٌ .
Sayyiduna Kulayb al-Juhani, who had the honour of being a Companion, says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The eldest of the brothers is in the position of a father."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Waqidi, who is da'if (weak).
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Waqidi, who is da'if (weak).
