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Hadith 4803

Chapter on Compassion and Mercy towards Creation

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Etiquette

Chapter on Compassion and Mercy towards Creation

Zujajat al-Masabih 4803Volume 4

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Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Give people their due ranks 1.”
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  • Candidate: Mishkat al-Masabih 4989 (unverified) 75% confidence

Mishkat (candidate) 4989

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Note 1

Give people their due ranks

(1) His statement: “Give people their due ranks”: The lowly should not be in the noble’s place, nor the noble in the lowly’s. Preserve each one’s rank; do not equalize servant and master, leader and led. Honor each according to merit and honor. This Hadith initiates understanding scholars’ sayings on prophets’ differentiation, humans over angels, caliphs’ superiority, and similar discussions. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: أنزلوا الناس منازلهم فالوضيع لا يكون في موضع الشريف في منزل الوضيع، فاحفظوا على كل أحد منزلته، ولا تتسووا بين الخادم والمخدوم، والسائد والمسود، وأكرموا كلا على حسب فضله وشرفه. وهذا الحديث مبدأ فهم أقوال العلماء في تفاضل الأنبياء وتفضيل البشر على الملك، وتفضيل الخلفاء، وأمثال ذلك من المباحث. كذا في «المرقاة».