صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب رَغِمَ أَنْفُ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ أَبَوَيْهِ أَوْ أَحَدَهُمَا عِنْدَ الْكِبَرِ فَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ:Chapter: The Disgrace Of One Whose Parents, One Or Both Of Them, Reach Old Age During His Lifetime, And He Does Not Enter Paradise
Hadith 2551
حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ، قِيلَ : مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ ، قَالَ : " مَنْ أَدْرَكَ أَبَوَيْهِ عِنْدَ الْكِبَرِ أَحَدَهُمَا أَوْ كِلَيْهِمَا فَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said: He who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he does not enter Paradise.
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حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ ، ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ ، قِيلَ : مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : " مَنْ أَدْرَكَ وَالِدَيْهِ عِنْدَ الْكِبَرِ أَحَدَهُمَا أَوْ كِلَيْهِمَا ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Let him be humbled, let him be humbled. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said. He who finds his parents in old age, either one or both of them, and does not enter Paradise.
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي سُهَيْلٌ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ ، ثَلَاثًا ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِثْلَهُ .
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Let him be humbled thrice, and the rest of the hadith is the same.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ragima anfuhu:
May his nose be rubbed in dust,
meaning he is humiliated, disgraced, and dishonored.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that serving one’s parents,
showing them good conduct, and bringing them comfort to earn their supplication is a special means of attaining Paradise.
Serving parents and treating them well is required at every age,
but in old age, when they become feeble, they are in even greater need of service and comfort.
Because in this state, they are often perceived as a burden,
since they have reached an age of receiving rather than giving,
therefore, in this very condition,
serving them and bringing them comfort and happiness
is a deed beloved and accepted by Allah Ta’ala,
which is an easy step towards entering Paradise.
Thus, the servant of Allah who is given the opportunity to serve his parents—both or even one of them—in their old age and thereby enter Paradise,
but fails to enter Paradise by serving them,
without doubt, he is truly unfortunate and deprived.
For this reason, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said regarding such people:
they are unsuccessful,
humiliated, disgraced, and dishonored.
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
Ragima anfuhu:
May his nose be rubbed in dust,
meaning he is humiliated, disgraced, and dishonored.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that serving one’s parents,
showing them good conduct, and bringing them comfort to earn their supplication is a special means of attaining Paradise.
Serving parents and treating them well is required at every age,
but in old age, when they become feeble, they are in even greater need of service and comfort.
Because in this state, they are often perceived as a burden,
since they have reached an age of receiving rather than giving,
therefore, in this very condition,
serving them and bringing them comfort and happiness
is a deed beloved and accepted by Allah Ta’ala,
which is an easy step towards entering Paradise.
Thus, the servant of Allah who is given the opportunity to serve his parents—both or even one of them—in their old age and thereby enter Paradise,
but fails to enter Paradise by serving them,
without doubt, he is truly unfortunate and deprived.
For this reason, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said regarding such people:
they are unsuccessful,
humiliated, disgraced, and dishonored.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6510
