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Sahih Muslim 1623i (Book 24, Hadith 23) #11297
The Importance of Equality Among Children

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of treating all children equally and not favoring one over the other.

Nu'man b. Bashir (Allah be pleased with them) reported: My father took me to Allah's Messenger and said: Allah's Messenger, bear witness that I have given such and such gift to Nu'man from my property, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Have you conferred upon all of your sons as you have conferred upon Nu'man? He said: #Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Call someone else besides me as a witness. And he further said: Would it, please you that they (your children) should all behave virtuously towards you? He said: Yes. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Then don't do that (i e. don't give gift to one to the exclusion of others).
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَيَعْقُوبُ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَعْقُوبَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ انْطَلَقَ بِي أَبِي يَحْمِلُنِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اشْهَدْ أَنِّي قَدْ نَحَلْتُ النُّعْمَانَ كَذَا وَكَذَا مِنْ مَالِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكُلَّ بَنِيكَ قَدْ نَحَلْتَ مِثْلَ مَا نَحَلْتَ النُّعْمَانَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَشْهِدْ عَلَى هَذَا غَيْرِي - ثُمَّ قَالَ - أَيَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونُوا إِلَيْكَ فِي الْبِرِّ سَوَاءً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَلاَ إِذًا

TOPICS
equality  *  children  *  gift  *  virtuousness

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat your children fairly and equally; Strive for righteousness in your dealings with your children; Encourage respectfulness among siblings; Be kind towards others; Show fairness in parenting decisions; Uphold justice among siblings .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of treating all children equally and not favoring one over the other. It was narrated by Nu'man b. Bashir, who reported that his father took him to Allah's Messenger and said he wanted to give a gift to Nu'man from his property. The Prophet asked if he would treat all his sons with equal kindness, which he agreed to do, so the Prophet told him not to give a gift only to one child but rather treat them all equally. This hadith teaches us that it is important for parents or guardians to be fair when dealing with their children and not show favoritism towards any particular child as this can lead them down a path of resentment or jealousy towards each other in later life. It also encourages us as parents or guardians to strive for righteousness in our dealings with our children so that they may grow up into virtuous adults who are respectful towards their elders and kind towards their peers.

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