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(Book 20, Hadith 259) #36022
Obeying Commands Even After Death

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a leprous woman who was doing tawaf of the House and Umar ibn al-Khattab asked her to stay in her house. She refused to disobey him even after his death.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm from Ibn Abi Mulayka that Umar ibn al-Khattab passed a leprous woman doing tawaf of the House, and he said to her, "Slave of Allah, do not make people uneasy. Better that you stay in your house," so she did so. A man passed by her after that and said to her, "The one who forbade you has died, so come out," and she replied, "I am not going to obey him when he is alive and disobey him when he is dead".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، مَرَّ بِامْرَأَةٍ مَجْذُومَةٍ وَهِيَ تَطُوفُ بِالْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لَهَا يَا أَمَةَ اللَّهِ لاَ تُؤْذِي النَّاسَ لَوْ جَلَسْتِ فِي بَيْتِكِ ‏.‏ فَجَلَسَتْ فَمَرَّ بِهَا رَجُلٌ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهَا إِنَّ الَّذِي كَانَ قَدْ نَهَاكِ قَدْ مَاتَ فَاخْرُجِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا كُنْتُ لأُطِيعَهُ حَيًّا وَأَعْصِيَهُ مَيِّتًا

TOPICS
obedience  *  command  *  respect

QUICK LESSONS:
Obey commands given by elders or those with more knowledge than you; Respect your elders; Follow Allah's commands at all times regardless of any circumstances; Do not disobey orders given by those who have passed away or no longer alive; Follow instructions given by those with authority over you; Show humility towards others; Be patient when faced with difficult situations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a leprous woman who was doing tawaf of the House and Umar ibn al-Khattab asked her to stay in her house. He wanted to protect other people from getting infected by the disease she had. The woman respected his command and decided not to disobey it even after his death when someone else told her that he has died. This shows us how important it is for us as Muslims to obey commands even if they are given by someone who has passed away or no longer alive because Allah's commands are eternal and should be followed at all times regardless of any circumstances. It also teaches us that we should respect our elders and their orders as they have more knowledge than us due to their experience in life.

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