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Sahih al-Bukhari 1312, 1313 (Book 23, Hadith 70) #1262
Respect for All Living Beings

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) showed respect to all living beings, regardless of their faith.

Narrated 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila: Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa'd were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya. A funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that funeral procession was of one of the inhabitants of the land ie of a non-believer, under the protection of Muslims. They said, "A funeral procession passed in front of the Prophet and he stood up. When he was told that it was the coffin of a Jew, he said, "Is it not a living being (soul)?"
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مُرَّةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ كَانَ سَهْلُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ وَقَيْسُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَاعِدَيْنِ بِالْقَادِسِيَّةِ، فَمَرُّوا عَلَيْهِمَا بِجَنَازَةٍ فَقَامَا‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُمَا إِنَّهَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ، أَىْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالاَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ مَرَّتْ بِهِ جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهَا جَنَازَةُ يَهُودِيٍّ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلَيْسَتْ نَفْسًا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو حَمْزَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ قَيْسٍ وَسَهْلٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فَقَالاَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ زَكَرِيَّاءُ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى كَانَ أَبُو مَسْعُودٍ وَقَيْسٌ يَقُومَانِ لِلْجِنَازَةِ‏.‏

TOPICS
respect  *  beings  *  soul  *  adab  *  hayat  *  muhammad

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Showing respect towards all living beings regardless of their faith or background .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of showing respect to all living beings, regardless of their faith. It was narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila that Sahl bin Hunaif and Qais bin Sa'd were sitting in the city of Al-Qadisiya when a funeral procession passed in front of them and they stood up. They were told that it was the funeral procession of a non-believer under the protection of Muslims. When they heard this, they remembered an incident involving the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). He too had once seen a funeral procession pass by him and he stood up out of respect for it. When he was told that it belonged to a Jew, he asked if it wasn't a living being with a soul? This shows us how much respect we should have for all living beings no matter what their faith is or who they are. We should always show kindness and compassion towards everyone around us as this is what our beloved Prophet taught us to do.

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