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(Book 49, Hadith 4) #36725
The Dignity of Ibrahim (peace be upon him)

SUMMARY: Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was the first to practice hospitality, circumcision, trimming of moustache and noticing grey hair. He asked Allah for dignity and Allah granted him his wish.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyub said, "Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the first to give hospitality to the guest and the first person to be circumcised and the first person to trim the moustache and the first person to see grey hair. He said, 'O Lord! What is this?' Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, said, 'It is dignity, Ibrahim'. He said, 'Lord, increase me in dignity!' " Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, "One takes from the moustache until the edge of the lip appears, that is the rim. One does not cut if off completely so that one mutilates oneself".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَوَّلَ النَّاسِ ضَيَّفَ الضَّيْفَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ اخْتَتَنَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ قَصَّ الشَّارِبَ وَأَوَّلَ النَّاسِ رَأَى الشَّيْبَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى وَقَارٌ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَبِّ زِدْنِي وَقَارًا ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ يُؤْخَذُ مِنَ الشَّارِبِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ طَرَفُ الشَّفَةِ وَهُوَ الإِطَارُ وَلاَ يَجُزُّهُ فَيُمَثِّلُ بِنَفْسِهِ

TOPICS
hospitality  *  circumcision  *  moustache  *  hair  *  dignity  *  isn  *  khitan  *  liyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Practice hospitality towards guests; Trim your moustaches without mutilating yourself; Accept signs of aging gracefully; Practice circumcision if possible .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Ibrahim's (peace be upon him) exemplary character traits that were rewarded by Allah with dignity. He was the first to practice hospitality, circumcision, trimming of moustache and noticing grey hair. When he noticed grey hair on his head he asked Allah what it was and Allah told him it was a sign of dignity which pleased Ibrahim so much that he asked for more dignity from Allah which He granted him in abundance. We can learn many lessons from this hadith such as being hospitable to guests, practicing circumcision if possible, taking care of our appearance by trimming our moustaches but not mutilating ourselves in the process and accepting signs of aging gracefully as they are a sign of wisdom and respectability in society.

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