Tag Archives: Youth

February, 2022

9 February
A variation of the narration on the importance of enjoining good and forbidding evil

Question كيف بكم إذ فَسَقَ فِتْيانُكم وطغى نِساؤُكم؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأشدُّ، كيف بكم إذا لمْ تأمروا بالمعروفِ ولم تَنْهَوْا عن المنكر؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأشدُ، كيف بكم إذا أمرتُم بالمنكر، ونهيُتم عن المعروف؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأَشدُّ، كيف بكم إذا رأيتُمُ …

16 December
A mistranslation of a Hadith on the virtue of growing a strand of white hair in the path of Allah

Question Is this narration correct? Spending one’s youth in the path of Allah Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “A person will be blessed with perfect light on the Day of Qiyamah when he spends his youth in the path of Allah.” Sunan Nasai from Sayyiduna ‘Amr ibn ‘Abasah, Hadith: 3142

8 March
A Tabi’i’s statement regarding the harm of a beardless youngster

Question Is this authentically attributed to Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah)? “Turning a hungry lion upon an ‘Abid (worshipper) is not as detrimental to him as a handsome lad left before him.”
3 March
Beardless youth are a greater source of mischief than young maidens

Question Is the following narration suitable to quote? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: ‘Beware of beardless youth for they are a greater source of mischief than young maidens.’

17 November
Praise for those youth who adopt certain traits of older people

Question Is this narration reliable? خير شبابكم من تشبه بكهولكم، وشر كهولكم من تشبه بشبابكم

29 October
A narration regarding a youngster who spends his youth in Allah’s obedience

Question Is this narration reliable? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily Allah loves the young person who spends his youth in Allah’s obedience.”

6 June
Hadiths on the virtue of Muslim youth and old aged Muslims

Question Kindly provide a reference for the following and please verify the translation: “A person will be blessed with perfect light on the Day of Qiyamah when he spends his youth in the path of Allah.”

20 March
Hadith about the value of youth

Question Is the following Hadith authentic and what is its explanation?: إن الله ليعجب من الشاب ليست له صبوة

26 August
Youth is a part of insanity

Question I would like to ask the authenticity and meaning of the Hadith: Youth is a type of madness