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Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 (Book 78, Hadith 39) #5768
Teaching Religious Knowledge at Home

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ was kind and merciful to young men who stayed with him for twenty nights, and he advised them to return home and teach their families religious knowledge, pray as they saw him praying, and have the eldest of them lead the prayer.

Narrated Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith: We came to the Prophet ﷺ and we were (a few) young men of approximately equal age and stayed with him for twenty nights. Then he thought that we were anxious for our families, and he asked us whom we had left behind to look after our families, and we told him. He was kindhearted and merciful, so he said, "Return to your families and teach them (religious knowledge) and order them (to do good deeds) and offer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers, and when the stated time for the prayer becomes due, then one of you should pronounce its call (ie the Adhan), and the eldest of you should lead you in prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ، مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ قَالَ أَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، فَظَنَّ أَنَّا اشْتَقْنَا أَهْلَنَا، وَسَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا فِي أَهْلِنَا، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ، وَكَانَ رَفِيقًا رَحِيمًا فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ، وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي، وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ
TOPICS
teach  *  family  *  pray  *  lead

QUICK LESSONS:
Teach your family religious knowledge; Pray like you saw Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) praying; Have an elder or leader guide others in matters related to religion such as leading prayers or giving advice on Islamic matters; Be kind and merciful towards others; Take care of your family members by teaching them about Islam; Pass on religious knowledge from generation-to-generation so that faith can be preserved .

EXPLANATIONS:
In this hadith, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ showed his kindness towards a group of young men by understanding that they were anxious for their families. He advised them to go back home and teach their families religious knowledge. He also instructed them to pray in the same way that he prayed, with one of them calling out the Adhan before each prayer time. The eldest among them should lead everyone in prayer. This hadith teaches us about how important it is to pass on religious knowledge from generation to generation so that our faith can be preserved. It also shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to take care of our family members by teaching them about Islam so that they can live according to its teachings. Finally, it reminds us of the importance of having an elder or leader in our community who can guide others in matters related to religion such as leading prayers or giving advice on Islamic matters.

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