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Sahih Muslim 3003 (Book 55, Hadith 90) #14514
The Importance of Respect for Elders

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was shown a vision in which two people were competing for a miswak, and he gave it to the older one.

'Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger said: It was shown in a vision that I was rinsing my mouth with miswak and two persons began to contend with one another for getting that miswak. One was older than the other. I gave the miswak to the younger one amongst them, but it was said to me: (Let it be given) to the older one. So I gave it to the older one.
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ 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

TOPICS
respect  *  vision  *  elderly  *  adab  *  waki  *  miswaq  *  miswak

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect towards your elders; Help out your elderly relatives/neighbors; Be kind & generous towards your elderly; Spend time with your elderly so they don't feel lonely/isolated from society; Give precedence over others when matters arise concerning elders .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of respecting elders. In this hadith, Prophet Muhammad was shown a vision in which two people were competing for a miswak, and he gave it to the older one instead of the younger one. This teaches us that we should always respect our elders and give them precedence over others when it comes to matters such as this. We should also remember that Allah rewards those who show respect towards their elders with blessings from Him. Furthermore, we should strive to be kind and generous towards our elderly relatives or neighbors by helping them out with tasks they may not be able to do themselves or simply spending time with them so they don't feel lonely or isolated from society. By doing these things, we can ensure that our elderly are taken care of properly and given the respect they deserve as members of society who have contributed greatly throughout their lives.

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