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صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الآداب
The Book of Manners and Etiquette
باب جَوَازِ قَوْلِهِ لِغَيْرِ ابْنِهِ يَا بُنَيَّ وَاسْتِحْبَابِهِ لِلْمُلاَطَفَةِ:
Chapter: It Is Permissible To Say: "O My Son" To Someone Other Than One's Son, And It Is Recommended To Speak Kindly
Sahih Muslim 2151 — It Is Permissible To Say: "O My Son" To Someone
This hadith is listed as number 5623 in Maktaba Shamila
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قال : " قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا بُنَيَّ " .
Anas b Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed me: O My Son.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: From this hadith, it is understood that it is permissible for a person to address a younger boy with affection, love, and kindness by saying, "O my son" (ya bunayya, ya buni), or "O my child" (ya waladi), just as it is permissible to address a peer on this basis as "O my brother" (ya akhi), and it is correct to address someone older than oneself as "O my uncle" (ya ammi).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5623
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From this it is established that it is permissible to address any child as "O my son!" and not only one's own son.
1:
From this it is established that it is permissible to address any child as "O my son!" and not only one's own son.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2831
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is no harm in affectionately calling someone else's child "son" or "my son."
The command in Surah Al-Ahzab that they should be called by their fathers' names
is regarding adopted children, so that their real lineage is not erased.
Otherwise, saying this affectionately or figuratively in this manner is permissible.
There is no harm in affectionately calling someone else's child "son" or "my son."
The command in Surah Al-Ahzab that they should be called by their fathers' names
is regarding adopted children, so that their real lineage is not erased.
Otherwise, saying this affectionately or figuratively in this manner is permissible.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4964
