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Sahih Muslim 2360 (Book 43, Hadith 183) #13208
Respect for the Prophet's Decisions

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of respecting and not questioning the Prophet's decisions.

Abu Musa reported that Allah's Apostle was asked such things which he disapproved and when they persisted on asking him he felt enraged and then said to the people: Ask me what you wish to ask. Thereupon a person said: Who is my father? He said: Your father is Hudhafa. Then another person stood up and said: Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave of Shaiba. When 'Umar saw the signs of anger upon the face of Allah's Apostle , he said: Allah's Messenger, we ask repentance from Allah. And in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abu Kuraib (the words are):" Allah's Messenger, who is my father? He said: Your father is Salim, the freed slave of Shaiba".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ كَرِهَهَا فَلَمَّا أُكْثِرَ عَلَيْهِ غَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ‏"‏ سَلُونِي عَمَّ شِئْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مَنْ أَبِي قَالَ ‏"‏ أَبُوكَ حُذَافَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَامَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ مَنْ أَبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَبُوكَ سَالِمٌ مَوْلَى شَيْبَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا رَأَى عُمَرُ مَا فِي وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا نَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ ‏.‏ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ قَالَ مَنْ أَبِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَبُوكَ سَالِمٌ مَوْلَى شَيْبَةَ

TOPICS
respect  *  decisions  *  questioning  *  istiaadhah  *  hudhafa  *  salim  *  shaiba

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect towards elders/authority figures without questioning their decisions/judgement .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to us about respecting and not questioning the decisions made by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It is narrated by Abu Musa, who reported that some people asked questions to which Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did not approve, and when they persisted on asking him he felt enraged and then said to them “Ask me what you wish to ask”. One person asked “Who is my father?” To this, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ replied “Your father is Hudhafa”, while another person asked “Who is my father?” To this question too, he replied “Your father is Salim, a freed slave of Shaiba”. Umar noticed that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was getting angry due to these questions so he said "Allah's Messenger we ask repentance from Allah". The lesson here for us all is that we should always respect our elders and those in authority over us without questioning their decisions or judgement as it can lead to anger or frustration on their part which can be avoided if we simply show respect towards them at all times.

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