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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Zuhd and Softening of Hearts

Sahih Muslim 3003

Chapter: Showing Preference To The One Who Is Older

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 3003

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا صَخْرٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ جُوَيْرِيَةَ - عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ أَ

رَانِي فِي الْمَنَامِ أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ فَجَذَبَنِي رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا فَقِيلَ لِي كَبِّرْ ‏.‏ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ ‏"

'Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

It was shown in a vision that I was rinsing my mouth with miswak and two persons began to contend with one another for getting that miswak. One was older than the other. I gave the miswak to the younger one amongst them, but it was said to me: (Let it be given) to the older one. So I gave it to the older one.

Reported by Muslim (No. 3003, 2271) and Al-Bukhari (No. 246).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 246

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 246

I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to give it to the older one first, so I did

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I saw in my dream that I was using a tooth-stick when two men came to me, one of them older than the other. I gave the tooth-stick to the younger one, but I was told to…

"‏ أَرَانِي أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ، فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا، فَقِيلَ لِي كَبِّرْ‏.‏ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ مِنْهُمَا ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Explained

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2271

I saw in a dream that I was using miswak and two persons contended to get it from me, one being older than the other one. I gave the miswak to the younger one. It was said to me to give that to the older one and I gave it to the older one.

أَرَانِي فِي الْمَنَامِ أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ فَجَذَبَنِي رَجُلاَنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا فَقِيلَ لِي كَبِّرْ ‏.‏ فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 353

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It was shown to me in my dream that I was cleaning my teeth with a Miswak and two men came to me, one being older than the other. I gave the Miswak to the younger one, but I was asked to give it to the older, which I did". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏ أراني في المنام أتسوك بسواك، فجاءني رجلان، أحدهما أكبر من الآخر، فناولت السواك الأصغر، فقيل لي‏:‏ كبر، فدفعته إلى الأكبر منهما‏"

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 385

Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet as saying, “I had a dream in which I was using a tooth-stick, when two men, one older than the other, came to me. I handed the tooth-stick to the younger of the two and was told to respect the senior, so I handed it to the older.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

" أَرَانِي فِي الْمَنَامِ أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْآخَرِ فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الْأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا فَقِيلَ لي: كبر فَدَفَعته إِلَى الْأَكْبَر مِنْهُمَا "

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (154)أُرَانِي أَتَسَوَّكُ ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلانِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ ، فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا ، فَقِيلَ لِي : كَبِّرْ ، فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ
  • تغليق التعليق لابن حجر (99)أَرَانِي أَتَسَوَّكُ بِسِوَاكٍ ، فَجَاءَنِي رَجُلانِ ، أَحَدُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ ، فَنَاوَلْتُ السِّوَاكَ الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهُمَا ، فَقِيلَ لِي : كَبِّرْ ، فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَى الأَكْبَرِ مِنْهُمَا

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