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Sahih Muslim 2121a (Book 37, Hadith 173) #12658
Respect for Paths & Roads

SUMMARY: This hadith emphasizes the importance of respecting paths and roads by avoiding sitting on them, fulfilling their rights such as keeping the eyes downward, refraining from doing harm to others, exchanging mutual greetings and commanding good and forbidding evil.

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri reported Allah's Apostle as saying: Avoid sitting on the paths. They (his Companions) said: Allah's Messenger, there is no other help to it (but to sit there as we) hold our meetings and discuss matters there. Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: If you have to sit at all, then fulfill the rights, of the path. They said: What are their rights? Thereupon he said: Keeping the eye downward (so that you may not stare at the women), refraining from doing some harm to the other and exchanging mutual greetings (saying as-Salamu 'Alaikum to one another) and commanding the good and forbidding the evil.
حَدَّثَنِي سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي حَفْصُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ، بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْجُلُوسَ فِي الطُّرُقَاتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا لَنَا بُدٌّ مِنْ مَجَالِسِنَا نَتَحَدَّثُ فِيهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ فَإِذَا أَبَيْتُمْ إِلاَّ الْمَجْلِسَ فَأَعْطُوا الطَّرِيقَ حَقَّهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا وَمَا حَقُّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ غَضُّ الْبَصَرِ وَكَفُّ الأَذَى وَرَدُّ السَّلاَمِ وَالأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْىُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ

TOPICS
paths  *  rights  *  harm  *  greetings  *  good  *  tariq  *  huquq  *  almuzlimin  *  salam  *  almaaruf  *  munkar

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your eyes down; Refrain from doing any harm; Exchange mutual greetings ;Command good deeds ;Forbid bad deeds .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about respecting paths and roads. It emphasizes that when we are on a path or road, we should avoid sitting there if possible. If it is necessary to sit there, then we should fulfill its rights such as keeping our eyes downward so that we do not stare at women passing by, refraining from doing any harm to others who pass by us, exchanging mutual greetings with each other like saying ‘As Salamu Alaikum’ which means ‘Peace be upon you’ in Arabic and commanding good deeds while forbidding bad deeds. These teachings remind us of the importance of being respectful towards people around us even when we are in public places like paths or roads.

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