Riyad as-Salihin 359
Revering the Scholars and Elders, Preferring them to others and raising their Status
- وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:"ما أكرم شاب شيخًا لسنه إلى قيض الله له من يكرمه عند سنه" ((رواه الترمذي وقال: حديث غريب)).
Translation
Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If a young man honours an older person on account of his age, Allah appoints someone to show reverence to him in his old age" [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Gharib].
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Daifgraded on tirmidhi:2022 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Zubair Ali Zai | Weakgraded on tirmidhi:2022 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Daifgraded on tirmidhi:2022 | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Jami at-Tirmidzi 2022مَا أَكْرَمَ شَابٌّ شَيْخًا لِسِنِّهِ إِلاَّ قَيَّضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَنْ يُكْرِمُهُ عِنْدَ سِنِّهِ