Regarding Honoring One's Parents
Darussalam · Volume 5
40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 5141 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 336
Source no. 5141 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح الترمذي (١٩٨٢)
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5141. It was narrated that 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'One of the worst of major sins is for a man to curse his parents.' It was said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, how could a man curse his parents?' He said: 'When he curses a man's father, and that man curses his father, or he curses his mother, and that man curses his mother.''" (Sahih)
5141 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ح، وحَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَكْبَرِ الْكَبَائِرِ أَنْ يَلْعَنَ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ» قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يَلْعَنُ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ؟، قَالَ: «يَلْعَنُ أَبَا الرَّجُلِ، فَيَلْعَنُ أَبَاهُ، وَيَلْعَنُ أُمَّهُ، فَيَلْعَنُ أُمَّهُ»
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This narration demonstrates an important lesson in responsibility, whereas many people do not recognize that they may be accountable for what they have encouraged others to do of evil.