27/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1911 — Mercy Toward Children
What Has Been Related About Being Merciful With The Children
Mercy Toward Children Hadith: Whoever Shows No Mercy
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1911
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1911
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَبْصَرَ الأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ يُقَبِّلُ الْحَسَنَ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْحُسَيْنَ أَوِ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي مِنَ الْوَلَدِ عَشَرَةً مَا قَبَّلْتُ أَحَدًا مِنْهُمْ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّهُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمْ لاَ يُرْحَمْ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَعَائِشَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Al-Aqra' Bin Habis Saw The Prophet Kissing Al-Hasan"- Ibn Abi 'Umar (One Of The Narrators) Said:"Al-Hasan And Al-Husain." So He Said: 'I Have Ten Children And I Do Not Kiss Any One Of Them.' So The Messenger Of Allah Said: 'Whoever Shows No Mercy, He Will Be Shown No Mercy."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1911In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1911
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1911
This hadith about mercy toward children is very direct. Al-Aqra’ bin Habis saw the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم kissing Al-Hasan, or according to one narrator Al-Hasan and Al-Husain. He said he had ten children and did not kiss any of them. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم replied, “Whoever shows no mercy, he will be shown no mercy.” The lesson is not complicated. Showing affection to children is not weakness. In this narration, mercy is linked with how a person treats the young in his own family. A kiss, kindness, and soft behavior can be signs of mercy. The hadith also warns against a hard heart that withholds care from children.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم showed affection by kissing a child from his family.
- Withholding mercy from children is corrected in the narration.
- Mercy is connected with receiving mercy.
- Family affection can be part of good character.
