Hadith 17686

Chapter 163

باب 163

(163) بَابُ فَضْلِ الْكَبِيرِ

(163) Chapter: The excellence of the older person
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، قَالَ: مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا، وَيَعْرِفْ حَقَّ كَبِيرِنَا، فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا.


'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that it reached him thatthe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone whodoes not show mercy to our children nor acknowledge the right of our oldpeople is not one of us."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 354

In-book reference: Book 18, Hadith 2

English translation: Book 18, Hadith 354