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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

May his nose be rubbed in dust, then may his nose be rubbed in dust, and may his nose be rubbed in dust." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, who? He said: "The one whose parents, one of them or both, reach old age in his life yet he does not enter Paradise

Chapter: The Disgrace Of One Whose Parents, One Or Both Of Them, Reach Old Age During His Lifetime, And He Does Not Enter Paradise

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2551a

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ثُمَّ رَغِمَ أَنْفُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ مَنْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَنْ أَدْرَكَ أَبَوَيْهِ عِنْدَ الْكِبَرِ أَحَدَهُمَا أَوْ كِلَيْهِمَا فَلَمْ يَدْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"May his nose be rubbed in dust, then may his nose be rubbed in dust, and may his nose be rubbed in dust." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, who? He said: "The one whose parents, one of them or both, reach old age in his life yet he does not enter Paradise."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2551a).

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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) invoked humiliation and disgrace to the extent that it was as if he had put his nose in the dust - repeating this thrice. He was, thus, asked: O Messenger of Allah, who is this one against whom you supplicated?

He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one whose parents—one of them or both—reached old age in his life, and they were not a means of admitting him to Paradise given his unkindness and undutifulness towards them.

Lessons

  • Dutifulness to parents, especially in their old age and weakness, is obligatory and one of the means of entering Paradise.
  • Undutifulness to parents is one of the major sins.

Explanation in Arabic

دَعا النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بالذّل والخِزْي حتى بلغ به كأنه وضع أنفَه في التراب -كررها ثلاثًا- فسُئِل: مَن هذا يا رسول الله الذي دعوتَ عليه؟

فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم: من أدرك والديه عند الكبر -أحدهما أو كليهما-، فلم يكونَا سببًا بدخوله الجنة؛ وذلك بسبب عدم الإحسان إليهما وعقوقهما.

  • وجوب بِرِّ الوالدين وأنه من أسباب دخول الجنة، خصوصًا عند كبرهما وضعفهما.
  • عقوق الوالدين من كبائر الذنوب.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( رَغِمَ أَنْف مَنْ أَدْرَكَ أَبَوَيْهِ عِنْد الْكِبَر أَحَدهمَا أَوْ كِلَيْهِمَا فَلَمْ يَدْخُل الْجَنَّة ) قَالَ أَهْل اللُّغَة : مَعْنَاهُ ذَلَّ وَقِيلَ : كُرِهَ وَخُزِيَ , وَهُوَ بِفَتْحِ الْغَيْن وَكَسْرهَا , وَهُوَ الرُّغْم بِضَمِّ الرَّاء وَفَتْحهَا وَكَسْرهَا , وَأَصْله لَصْق أَنْفه بِالرِّغَامِ , وَهُوَ تُرَاب مُخْتَلَط بِرَمْلٍ , وَقِيلَ : الرُّغْم كُلّ مَا أَصَابَ الْأَنْف مِمَّا يُؤْذِيه. وَفِيهِ عَلَى الْحَثّ عَلَى بِرّ الْوَالِدَيْنِ , وَعِظَم ثَوَابه. وَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ بِرّهمَا عِنْد كِبَرهمَا وَضَعْفهمَا بِالْخِدْمَةِ , أَوْ النَّفَقَة , أَوْ غَيْر ذَلِكَ سَبَب لِدُخُولِ الْجَنَّة ,فَمَنْ قَصَّرَ فِي ذَلِكَ فَاتَهُ دُخُول الْجَنَّة وَ…

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