The Youth who have High Ethics
The prophet (PBUH) who said, “I was sent to complete the high ethics” said the following in one of his hadiths about “high ethics”:
“A generous youth who has high ethics is more pleasant to Allah than a stingy elderly man who worships but has a dissolute character.” (Daylami and Mukhtarul Ahadith: 88)
While there is an encouragement of high ethics for the youth in this hadith, there is a comparison, too. According to this, an elderly person who has no high ethics though he worships is not as pleasant as a young who has high ethics.
The following hadith also encourages our youth to have high ethics:
When you see a youth with his trimmed moustache and wearing clothes worthy of a Muslim and keeping his lower parts of his trousers legs above in order not to let them hang down on ground, know that he is one of the best ones among you. And an elderly person whom you see with a long moustache and his clothes nearly touching the ground is one of the evilest ones among you. (Ramuz al-Ahadith, v.1, p.47)
As Hazrat Aisha (RA) said, the Prophet whose character is completely from the Qur’an becomes a guide for us with all of his behaviors. Thus, the following word of Anas bin Malik (RA) who lived with the prophet during his Madina life is remarkable:
“I served the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) for ten years. He never huffed and puffed and asked me, 'Why did you do this?' for something I had done or 'Why didn’t you do this?' for something I hadn’t done." (Tirmidhi, Birr: 68)
In fact, it is difficult to comprehend the explanations given above. More precisely, what is difficult is to comprehend the miracle of the Prophet (PBUH). For, let alone ten years, it is possible to have difference in thinking with people whom we stay for ten days or maybe ten hours. The Prophet of the prophets (PBUH), who is at the summit of sympathy, toleration, compassion, patience and tender mindedness, did not scold, disappoint or break the heart of a young person who served him for ten years. In fact, Anas bin Malik (RA) was given to the apostle of Allah (PBUH) by his mother at the age of ten. Although the ages between ten and twenty is the most dangerous and stormy period of a youth, the prophet who is a symbol of compassion never hurt him.
There are many lessons that should be taken from it.
The hadith of the Prophet (PBUH), “If a person is deprived of treating other people leniently, he will be deprived of goodness, either.” (Muslim, Birr: 23) is both a warning and an encouragement. So, while not being lenient results in deprivation of goodness, gentleness gains very good benefactions.
Our Prophet always warns us against roughness, rage and hurting people.
With the following hadith “The strong man is not the one who is strong in wrestling, but the one who controls himself in anger.” (Muwatta, Husn al Khulq: 12) the Prophet emphasized the importance of controlling the anger.
Once, a man came to the Prophet (PBUH) and asked him: "Which deed is more lovable for Allah? Every time he asked, he received the answer; “High Ethics”. Upon this, the man asked the same question for the fourth time. The prophet (PBUH) answered; “Why don’t you understand? It is high ethics; that is, not being angry if you can.” (Muhammad ibn Marwazi, Kitabussalat)
Even the hadith itself given above shows the success of the Prophet for not being angry. Many people who are asked the same question four times may get angry and insult that person. However, he continues to answer with patience.
Another wisdom of praising the youth who has high ethics in the hadith we mentioned above is as follows: It is difficult to have high ethics during the youth. During this age, there are youths who get angry quickly, break heart for no real reason and disturb other people by being under the influence of their feelings. Having high ethics and treating other people with tolerance and leniently despite this make him loveable by Allah.
This is also good news for our young brothers. There cannot be any other important goodness other than Allah’s love for us and His appreciation. The way of attaining such a rank is to gain high ethics.
May our Lord let our youth have high ethics.
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