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Sahih Muslim 1623j (Book 24, Hadith 24) #11298
Equality Amongst Children

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that parents should treat all of their children equally and with fairness.

Nu'man b. Bashir reported: My father conferred a gift upon me, and then brought me to Allah's Messenger to make him a witness (to it). He (the Holy Prophet) said: Have you given such gift to every son of yours (as you have given to Nu'man)? He said: #Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Don't you expect goodness from them as you expect from him? He said: Yes. of course. He (the Holy Prophet) said: I am not going to bear witness to it (as it is injustice). Ibn Aun (one of the narrators) said: I narrated this hadith to Muhammad (the other narrator) who said: Verily we narrated that lie (the Holy Prophet) had said: Observe equity amongst your children.
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ النَّوْفَلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَزْهَرُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، قَالَ نَحَلَنِي أَبِي نُحْلاً ثُمَّ أَتَى بِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لِيُشْهِدَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكُلَّ وَلَدِكَ أَعْطَيْتَهُ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ تُرِيدُ مِنْهُمُ الْبِرَّ مِثْلَ مَا تُرِيدُ مِنْ ذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بَلَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنِّي لاَ أَشْهَدُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ فَحَدَّثْتُ بِهِ مُحَمَّدًا فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا تَحَدَّثْنَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ قَارِبُوا بَيْنَ أَوْلاَدِكُمْ

TOPICS
equality  *  fairness  *  children  *  parenting  *  b46  *  bashir  *  adl  *  awlad

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat your children equally and fairly

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of treating all children equally and fairly. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked to witness a gift given to one son by his father, but he refused because the father did not give the same gift to his other sons. He asked if the father expected goodness from all of his sons, which he answered yes to. The Prophet then said that it was unfair for him to only give a gift to one son and not the others, so he refused to bear witness as it would be unjust. This hadith teaches us that parents should treat their children with fairness and equality in order for them to receive goodness from each other in return. It also teaches us that justice is important when dealing with our families or anyone else in general; we must always strive for equity amongst everyone we interact with on a daily basis.

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