Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #363
The Elderly
Hakim ibn Qays ibn 'Asim reported that when his father was dying,
he enjoined his sons: "Fear Allah and make the oldest among you your leaders.
When people make the oldest among them their leaders, they follow their
fathers. When they make the youngest among them their leaders, that lowers
them in the sight of their peers. You must have wealth and use it well.
It is an impetus for the generous and it will make you independent of critics.
Beware of asking people. It is a man's last source of earning. When I die,
do not wail. There was no wailing for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace. When I die, bury me in a land where the Bakr
ibn Wa'il will not know where I am buried. I used to waylay on the roads
in the time of the Jahiliyya."
Narrated by Hakim ibn Qays ibn 'Asim reported that when his father was dying,
he enjoined his sons:
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This hadith is #363 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of The Elderly and narrated by Hakim ibn Qays ibn 'Asim reported that when his father was dying, he enjoined his sons:. Al-Adab Al-Mufrad contains 1,326 hadiths across 57 books.