Respect

3 Muharram 144819 June 2026

Qualities That Cause a Person to Lose Respect

QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following statement of Imam Shafi'i: أي الأشياء أوضع للرجال فقال كثرة الكلام وإذاعة السر والثقة بكل أحد

23 Shawwal 14452 May 2024

Do Not Undermine the Respect of Three People

QuestionI am searching for the reference and Arabic of this quote. Are you able to source it? "It is the right of a wise person not to underestimate three people: the scholars, the sultans, and the Brotherhood. For whoever underestimates the scholars, his hereafter will be lost, whoever underestimates the…

12 Ramadan 144017 May 2019

Honouring the Elderly

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "Part of glorifying Allah is honouring the grey-haired [elderly] Muslim."

15 Jumadal Ula 14391 February 2018

Do Not Sin When With Your Children for This Will Cause Them to Lose Respect

QuestionCould you provide the reference for this narration: أخبرنا مقاتل بن محمد بن بنان العكي قال: حضرت مع أبي وأخي عند أبي إسحاق يعني إبراهيم الحربي فقال إبراهيم لأبي: هؤلاء أولادك؟ قال: نعم، قال: احذر لا يرونك حيث نهاك الله، فتسقط من أعينهم

13 Safar 14393 November 2017

Explanation of the Narration on the Level of Din Weakening

QuestionCan you kindly explain the meaning of the following narration: Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Busr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Some time ago I heard/It used to be said, ‘When you are in a group of people, who number twenty, or more or less, and you examine their faces, and you do not…

5 Safar 143926 October 2017

Do Not Call Your Father by His Name and Do Not Walk Ahead of Him

QuestionIs this narration suitable to quote? أن أبا هريرة أبصر رجلين، فقال لأحدهما: ما هذا منك؟ فقال: أبي، فقال: لا تسمه باسمه، ولا تمش أمامه، ولا تجلس قبله