Respecting One’s Parents, Relatives, Scholars and the Virtuous People

Keep yourself patient, along with those who invoke their Lord morning and evening, seeking His “Face” (His eternal, good pleasure, and the meeting with Him in the Hereafter). (al-Kahf 18:28)

 

188. Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, ‘Anyone who does not show mercy to our young people nor honor our old people is not one of us.” (Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi) In the variant of Abu Dawud, “…respect the rights of our old.” (Sunan Abu Dawud, Adab, 58; Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Birr, 15).

195. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A man follows the religion of his close friend, so each of you should be very careful about whom he takes as a close friend.” (Sunan Abu Dawud, Adab, 16; Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Zuhd, 45).

199. Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I asked the Prophet’s permission to make Umra and he gave me permission and said, ‘My brother, do not forget us in your supplication.’ He spoke a word which I would not be happy to exchange for the whole of this world.” In one variant, he said, “Give us a share in your supplication, my brother.” (Sunan Abu Dawud, Witr, 23; Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Da’awat, 109).