Hadith on Parents: Respect your father’s loved ones

Ibn Umar reported: He passed by a bedouin on a journey and the bedouin’s father had been a friend of Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. Ibn Umar said to the bedouin, “Are you not his son?” The bedouin said, “Of course.” Ibn Umar ordered that he be given a donkey from his entourage, and he took off his turban and gave it to him. Those who were with him said, “Would it not have been enough only to give him two coins?” Ibn Umar said, “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Respect the loved ones of your father and do not cut them off, lest Allah extinguish your light.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 40

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ مَرَّ أَعْرَابِيٌّ فِي سَفَرٍ فَكَانَ أَبُو الْأَعْرَابِيِّ صَدِيقًا لِعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لِلْأَعْرَابِيِّ أَلَسْتَ ابْنَ فُلَانٍ قَالَ بَلَى فَأَمَرَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِحِمَارٍ كَانَ يَسْتَعْقِبُ وَنَزَعَ عِمَامَتَهُ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ فَأَعْطَاهُ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ مَنْ مَعَهُ أَمَا يَكْفِيهِ دِرْهَمَانِ فَقَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ احْفَظْ وُدَّ أَبِيكَ لَا تَقْطَعْهُ فَيُطْفِئَ اللَّهُ نُورَكَ

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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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