Chapter 17 - On Respecting the Old

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hadith 898

Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)

“Part of the rights of respect for God the Almighty is respecting old Muslims, just people and interpreters of the Quran who neither say less nor more than what the Quran contains.”

عن أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن من حق إجلال الله عز وجل إكرام ثلاثة: ذو الشيبة المسلم، وذو المقسط، وحامل القرآن غير الجافي ولا الغالي فيه.

hadith 899

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “If any young fellow respects an old man, God will appoint some young fellow to respect him when he gets old.”

وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما أكرم شاب شيخا لسنه إلا قيض الله له عند كبر سنه من يكرمه.

hadith 901

Ibn Abbas narrated that God's Prophet (a.s) said

“Whoever does not have mercy on the youngsters and does not respect the elders, does not belong to my nation.”

عن ابن عباس قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرنا ولم يوقر كبيرنا.

hadith 902

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Respect the elders, since this is like respecting God the Almighty. Whoever does not respect the elders does not belong to my nation.”

قال (صلى الله عليه وآله): بجلوا المشائخ فإن تبجيل المشائخ من إجلال الله عز وجل، ومن لم يبجلهم فليس منا.

hadith 904

Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrated that his noble grandfather (a.s) said

“Two men went to see the Prophet (a.s). One was young and the other one was old. The young one started to talk first, but the Prophet stopped him and said: “The elder, the elder.”

عن الصادق عن آبائه (عليهم السلام)، قال

جاء رجلان إلى النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله) شيخ وشاب، فتكلم الشاب قبل الشيخ، فقال النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله): الكبير الكبير.

hadith 906

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said that God's Prophet (a.s) said: “Whoever recognizes the position of an old man and respects him, God will grant him peace of mind regarding the Resurrection Day.”

عنه (عليه السلام) قال

قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): من عرف فضل كبير لسنه فوقره آمنه الله من فزع يوم القيامة.

hadith 910

God's Prophet (a.s) said: “And old man to his family is like a Prophet to his nation.”

وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): الشيخ في أهله كالنبي في أمته.

hadith 914

Abdullah ibn Aban narrated that Imam Reza (a.s) said

“O' servants of God! Honor your elders, and visit your relations of kin. Nothing is better in associating with your relatives than not bothering them.”

عن عبد الله بن أبان عن الرضا (عليه السلام) قال

يا عبد الله، عظموا كباركم وصلوا أرحامكم، فليس تصلونهم بشئ أفضل من كف الأذى عنهم.

hadith 915

Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Imam Hussein never walked ahead of Imam Hassan, and never spoke first in public in order to respect him.”

عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال

ما مشى الحسين بين يدي الحسن (عليهما السلام) قط، ولا بدره بمنطق إذا اجتمعا تعظيما له.