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Sahih Muslim 2271 (Book 42, Hadith 37) #12999
The Importance of Respect for Elders

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad saw a dream in which two people were competing for his miswak, and he gave it to the older one.

Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger as saying: I saw in a dream that I was using miswak and two persons contended to get it from me, one being older than the other one. I gave the miswak to the younger one. It was said to me to give that to the older one and I gave it to the older one.
وَحَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرُ بْنُ جُوَيْرِيَةَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَرَانِي فِي الْمَنَامِ أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ فَجَذَبَنِي رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا فَقِيلَ لِي كَبِّرْ ‏.‏ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ

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respect  *  elders  *  dream  *  ihtiram  *  shuyukh  *  ruya  *  miswak

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect towards elders regardless of their age or relationship with you; strive to treat everyone with kindness; set an example by showing respect towards elders; be mindful of your actions as they can have an impact on how you are perceived by others; give precedence over younger people even if they are not related to you; Age should be respected as it brings wisdom and experience with it which can help guide your decisions in life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of respecting elders. In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad saw a dream in which two people were competing for his miswak, and he gave it to the older one instead of the younger one. This shows that we should always respect our elders and give them precedence over younger people even if they are not related to us. We should also be mindful of our actions as they can have an impact on how we are perceived by others. By showing respect towards elders, we can set an example for others and show them that age does not determine worth or value in society.

The Prophet's decision to give the miswak to the elder person despite him being younger than him is a lesson that teaches us about humility and kindness towards those who are older than us regardless of their age or relationship with us. It also teaches us that age should be respected as it brings wisdom and experience with it which can help guide our decisions in life. Furthermore, this hadith serves as a reminder that we should always strive to treat everyone with kindness regardless of their age or status in society as this will lead to better relationships between all members of society.

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