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Jami at-Tirmidhi 3955 (Book 49, Hadith 355) #29617
Equality in the Eyes of Allah

SUMMARY: People should not boast about their fathers who have died, as they are all equal in the eyes of Allah and all are children of Adam.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: that the Prophet said: "People should stop boasting about their fathers who have died, while they are but coals of Hell, or they will be more humiliated with Allah than the dung beetle who rolls dung with his nose. Indeed Allah has removed the pride of Jahiliyyah from you, and its boasting about lineage. Indeed a person is either a pious believer, or a miserable sinner. And people are all the children of Adam, and Adam was created from dust".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ الْعَقَدِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيَنْتَهِيَنَّ أَقْوَامٌ يَفْتَخِرُونَ بِآبَائِهِمُ الَّذِينَ مَاتُوا إِنَّمَا هُمْ فَحْمُ جَهَنَّمَ أَوْ لَيَكُونَنَّ أَهْوَنَ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِنَ الْجُعَلِ الَّذِي يُدَهْدِهُ الْخِرَاءَ بِأَنْفِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذْهَبَ عَنْكُمْ عُبِّيَّةَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ تَقِيٌّ وَفَاجِرٌ شَقِيٌّ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ بَنُو آدَمَ وَآدَمُ خُلِقَ مِنْ تُرَابٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ‏.‏وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

TOPICS
equality  *  boasting  *  humility  *  lineage  *  takhalluf  *  jahiliyyah  *  taqwa

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for piety instead of prideful boasting . Respect everyone regardless their lineage or background . Be humble .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is a reminder from Prophet Muhammad that people should not boast about their fathers who have passed away, as they are but coals of Hell. The Prophet also reminds us that Allah has removed the pride and boasting about lineage from us, which was common during Jahiliyyah. He further explains that everyone is equal in the eyes of Allah; a person can either be a pious believer or a miserable sinner. All people are children of Adam, and Adam was created from dust. This hadith teaches us to be humble and to remember that we are all equal before God regardless of our lineage or background. We should strive for piety instead of prideful boasting about our ancestors or ourselves.

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