Importance of respect in Islam
He was a
doctor, often writing for a prescription for a dispenser that he would not take
money from that patient. And whenever the patient asks, "Doctor, why didn't
you take the money?" He said,
"I am ashamed to take money from him/her, if
his/her name is Siddique, Umer, Usman, Ali,
Or Khadija Aisha and Fatima." All his life he did not take money from the
people of those, whose names were after the names of The Khilafi Rashdin (the first four
rulers of Islam, after prophet Muhammad (PBUH)), The doctor has great respect for these names in his heart.
All female those names are after the names of the Umhat al-Muminin (wives of prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the names of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It was a strange way of love and expressing respect for these Muslim elders.
Respect of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH) asked his uncle, Hazrat Abbas, if he was older or me. (Age was intended
to ask) his uncle said, "O Messenger of Allah Muhammad (peace and
blessings of Allah be upon him) you are great, but I am older than you” This is
the style of his love and respect for prophet (PBUH) .
Importance of respect for teachers
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was performing ablution (washing of face, hands, feet etc.. before performing prayer) on the canal that his disciple also came to perform Wudhu But he immediately got up and went ahead of Imam Sahib and sat down۔ "I thought the water was coming from me and coming towards you," he said. I was ashamed that the teacher would use my used water to perform his ablution. He knew the importance of respect for teachers.
Majida-dal-aFsani (The great Islamic writer and a Muslim saint) would sleep at night and take precautions that the foot should not be towards the teacher's house and that whenever he went to the toilet, he was careful not to leave any ink on the hand with which he was writing .His this action shows his great respect for teachers.
Respect of the elders
This style of respect has been a contrast to Islamic culture and was not exclusive to the subcontinent, but wherever Islam went, its teachings led to the creation of a culture that had special importance for the respect of the elders. For the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) remembered that he who does not respect the elders and does not love the little ones is not one of us.
It was not long before people thought it was bad to sit before them and speak to them loudly, and they were proud to follow their orders. His charity was also blessed by Allah. It was well known in Islamic societies that whoever wants Allah to increase his income/wealth should give the right to the respect of the parents and that whoever wants Allah to increase his knowledge should do the teacher's respect.
A friend says, "I took the plot by collecting money with great labor, so my father said, "Son, your brother is weak/poor, If you give it to him, I will pray for you, although he was a disobedient to his parents.
The friend says that my intellect said “it is foolishness to do so” , but I said to the intellect that the great poet Iqbal has said “Good to be with the heart, but sometimes, leave it alone”
So he left the intellect alone and gave the plot to brother. He said, "Dad was very happy and he prayed for me Now I have many houses and plazas today, while my brother has a house on the same plot. This is all because of respecting my father.
Respect of Companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Like his parents, the teacher's respect was a distinct feature of Islamic societies and continued from the time of the companions of prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Ibn Abbas, son of the uncle of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would have gone to get a hadith (Prophet saying) from a companion and would sit at his door.
He would think that even knocking at the prophet’s companion’s door is against respect. And when that companion with his own will came out of his home, only then he would ask him hadiths, and he would sweat in the heat, and he would go on, and he bear.
That companion would be ashamed and say, you are the son of the uncle of the Messenger of Allah, you would have called me, then he said, "I came to become a disciple, you had the right that I respect you and not to make you tired for my own sake.”.
For a long time has this been in our education system, and it is still in Islamic schools today (now), that every subject would have a room for the teacher, which highlights the importance of respect for teachers. He(teacher) would sit there and the disciples themselves would come in that room and study there. While the disciples are now sitting in the classes, and the teacher goes all day and goes to them.
importance of respect in relationship
In Muslim cultures, this issue was not limited to parents and teachers, but also in the case of the rest of the relationship. There small was small and big was big. As a younger, he did not grow up( even his age is increased), but he lived as a younger near his elders.This shows how Islam gives importance of respect in relationship.
Respect of Father's visitors
Ibn Umar ( the son of great Islamic ruler Umer) was going somewhere, he met a bado (villager). He came down from the ride, and with great respect gave him a lot of money. Someone said it's bad, but you'd have given it so much. He said, "It came to my father, so I was ashamed to not respect him."
Islamic culture was weakened, and like many things, the value of the protocol and respect for elders lost its importance.
Now the so called culture of equal rights has come, and the children stood like parents, and the disciples were like teachers. Which brought about the evils that exist in Western Culture?
Place of equality in Islam
Islam is not a place of equality in which horses and donkeys are equal And Abu Bakr (the companion of prophet Muhammad (PBUH)) and Abu Jahal (the foolish person) are equal. Islam says that a million times changed but Abu Bakr will remain Abu Bakr and Abu Jahal will remain Abu-Jahal, . Horse will remain horse and donkey will remain donkey.
So will the teacher, the teacher, the disciple, the disciple. Father, the father and son, the son. Everyone has their own place and their own place to keep them in their place and to giving love and respect to relationship is the beauty of civilization.
Conclusion
Western culture is probably the biggest war in Muslim societies (this is the way it is) while Muslims are understanding the Nudity and pornography The badness of the Nudity , pornography and the immorality makes sense to everyone, so it is easy to act against it.
It is difficult to understand the importance of respect for others and the love of the people, But we must not let this value to decline.
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