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Riyad as-Salihin 1507 (Book 16, Hadith 43) #37996
The Father's Last Words of Advice

SUMMARY: A father gives his son advice before he dies in battle, telling him to pay off his debts and treat his sisters well.

Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) said: My father called me on the evening before (the battle of) Uhud and said: "I perceive that I shall be among the first from among the Companions of the Prophet to be martyred, and after him you are the dearest to me. I am under the burden of debt. Pay it and treat your sisters well". Next morning he was among the first to be killed, so I buried him along with another in the same grave. Thereafter, I did not like that I should leave him with another in the grave. So I dug up his corpse after six months and he was in the same condition in which he was on the day when I buried him, except that there was a scratch on his ear. Then I buried him in a separate grave. Al- Bukhari.
وعن جابر بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه الله عنهما قال‏:‏ لما حضرت أحد دعاني أبي من الليل فقال‏:‏ ما رآني إلا مقتولا في أول من يقتل من أصحاب النبي ، وإني لا أترك بعدي أعز علي منك غير نفس رسول الله ، وإن علي دينا فاقضِ، واستوصِ بأخواتك خيرًا، فأصبحنا، فكان أول قتيل، ودفنت معه آخر في قبره، ثم لم تطب نفسي أن أتركه مع آخر، فاستخرجته بعد ستة أشهر، فإذا هو كيوم وضعته غير أذنه، فجعلته في قبر على حدة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
debt  *  well  *  qarz  *  alakhawat  *  uhud

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your parents , Be kind towards your siblings , Pay off any debt you may have incurred

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a father giving his son advice before he dies in battle. Jabir bin 'Abdullah's father was among the first to be killed in the Battle of Uhud, so Jabir buried him with another person in the same grave. After six months, Jabir dug up his corpse and found that it was still intact except for a scratch on one ear. He then buried him separately. This hadith teaches us that we should always take our parents' advice seriously and act upon it as soon as possible because we never know when they will pass away from this world. It also teaches us to be kind to our siblings and pay off any debts we may have incurred so that our family can live without worry after we are gone. Finally, it reminds us how fragile life is and how quickly things can change due to unexpected events like war or death.

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