Hadith on Duties: Mercy to children, respect to elders

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “He is not one of us who is neither merciful to our young, nor respects the rights of our elders, nor enjoins good and forbids evil.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1921

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Suyuti

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يَرْحَمْ صَغِيرَنَا وَيُوَقِّرْ كَبِيرَنَا وَيَأْمُرْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ

1921 سنن الترمذي كتاب البر والصلة باب ما جاء في رحمة الصبيان

7674 المحدث السيوطي خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في الجامع الصغير

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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