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Riyad as-Salihin 353 (Book) #38738
Respect for Elders

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was shown in a dream that he was cleaning his teeth with a Miswak and two men came to him, one being older than the other. He gave the Miswak to the older man.

'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet said, "It was shown to me in my dream that I was cleaning my teeth with a Miswak and two men came to me, one being older than the other. I gave the Miswak to the younger one, but I was asked to give it to the older, which I did". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن النبي قال‏:‏ ‏ "‏ أراني في المنام أتسوك بسواك، فجاءني رجلان، أحدهما أكبر من الآخر، فناولت السواك الأصغر، فقيل لي‏:‏ كبر، فدفعته إلى الأكبر منهما‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم والبخاري تعليقًا‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
respect  *  elderly  *  dream  *  adab  *  khair  *  umar  *  miswak

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders , give priority to elderly people .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about respecting elders and giving them priority over younger people. It is narrated by Abdullah bin 'Umar who reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ saw in his dream that he was cleaning his teeth with a miswak, which is a small twig used as toothbrush. Two men came to him, one being older than the other and he gave the miswak to the elder man instead of giving it to the younger one. This hadith teaches us an important lesson of respecting our elders and giving them priority over younger people even if it means sacrificing something for them like in this case where Prophet Muhammad ﷺ gave away his miswak which he was using himself at that time. We should always remember that our elders have more experience than us and they deserve respect from us no matter what age we are or what position we hold in society.

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