Explanation of the Chapter: "The Chapter on a Man Saying to a Young Boy, 'O My Son'"
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The Shaykh : As for what follows:
Indeed, the best of speech is the speech of Allah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And the worst of matters are their innovations, and every innovation is a religious innovation, and every religious innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.
Today we studied the seventy-third chapter after the one hundred. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"The Chapter on a Man Saying to a Young Boy, 'O My Son'".
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) continues to present chapters that serve as headings for hadiths connected by a strong bond to some of the verbal hadiths that were discussed in previous lessons, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1919Hasan (Darussalam).
It is as if he wants to say, and to indicate to us, that among the mercies shown to a young boy is that he is addressed as "O my son" when spoken to or called out. This phrase makes the young boy feel the tenderness of the older man calling him "O my son." It is the diminutive form of "son of so-and-so." Since it is known by common sense and innate disposition that the thing most beloved to a father is his son, it is appropriate to address young children with this gentle phrase, namely saying "O my son."
To provide evidence for what he headed in this chapter, he brought here a report from some of the Companions. The intended point is a long report containing a story, but the specific point is that he addressed a boy who was not his son by saying "O my son."
Indeed, the best of speech is the speech of Allah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). And the worst of matters are their innovations, and every innovation is a religious innovation, and every religious innovation is misguidance, and every misguidance is in the Fire.
Today we studied the seventy-third chapter after the one hundred. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"The Chapter on a Man Saying to a Young Boy, 'O My Son'".
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) continues to present chapters that serve as headings for hadiths connected by a strong bond to some of the verbal hadiths that were discussed in previous lessons, such as his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
He is not one of us who does not have mercy on our young
ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرناIt is as if he wants to say, and to indicate to us, that among the mercies shown to a young boy is that he is addressed as "O my son" when spoken to or called out. This phrase makes the young boy feel the tenderness of the older man calling him "O my son." It is the diminutive form of "son of so-and-so." Since it is known by common sense and innate disposition that the thing most beloved to a father is his son, it is appropriate to address young children with this gentle phrase, namely saying "O my son."
To provide evidence for what he headed in this chapter, he brought here a report from some of the Companions. The intended point is a long report containing a story, but the specific point is that he addressed a boy who was not his son by saying "O my son."