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Sahih Muslim 961a, 961b (Book 11, Hadith 103) #9373
Respect for All Human Beings

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of respecting all human beings, regardless of their religion or beliefs.

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abu Laila that while Qais b. Sa'd and Sahl b. Hunaif were both in Qadislyya a bier passed by them and they both stood up. They were told that it was the bier of one of the people of the land (non-Muslim). They said that a bier passed before the Prophet and he stood up. He was told that he (the dead man) was a Jew. Upon this he remarked: Was he not a human being or did he not have a soul? And in the hadith narrated by 'Amr b. Murra with the same chain of transmitters, (the words) are:" There passed a bier before us".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، أَنَّ قَيْسَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ، وَسَهْلَ بْنَ حُنَيْفٍ، كَانَا بِالْقَادِسِيَّةِ فَمَرَّتْ بِهِمَا جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَا فَقِيلَ لَهُمَا إِنَّهَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ ‏.‏ فَقَالاَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَرَّتْ بِهِ جَنَازَةٌ فَقَامَ فَقِيلَ إِنَّهُ يَهُودِيٌّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلَيْسَتْ نَفْسًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَفِيهِ فَقَالاَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَمَرَّتْ عَلَيْنَا جَنَازَةٌ

TOPICS
respect  *  humanity  *  soul  *  equality  *  adab  *  insaan  *  ruh  *  musawat

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat everyone with kindness and respect regardless of who they are or what they believe in .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of respecting all human beings, regardless of their religion or beliefs. It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abu Laila that while Qais b. Sa'd and Sahl b. Hunaif were both in Qadislyya a bier passed by them and they both stood up out of respect for the deceased person, even though they were told that it was a non-Muslim person from the land. They said that a similar incident happened when Prophet Muhammad saw a Jewish man's funeral procession pass by him; he stood up out of respect for him as well, remarking "Was he not a human being or did he not have a soul?". The Prophet's actions demonstrate his belief in equality among all people - no matter what their faith may be - and his respect for every single life on this earth. We should strive to emulate this example set by our beloved Prophet Muhammad in our own lives today; we should treat everyone with kindness and respect, no matter who they are or what they believe in.

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