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Educating one's Family
Hadhrat Ali !&lGW's Interpretation of the verse:
"Save yourselves and your families from the Fire"
Allaah says in the Qur'aan:
"... Save yourselves and your families from the Fire ..." {Surah Tahreem, verse 6)
In his commentary of the above verse, Hadhrat Ali ~,!&@!%5 said, "Educate
yourselves and your families in all that is good." ('1
Another narration quotes Hadhrat Ali !B!SG%'s interpretation as, "Teach them
(your families) and educate them in good etiquette (manners)." (2)
Rasulullaah Instructs People to Teach and
Educate their Families
Hadhrat Maalik bin Huwayrith !.@&%j reports, "We were a few youngsters of
similar ages when we came to Rasulullaah @@ and stayed with him for twenty
days. When Rasulullaah @%% sensed that we were yearning for home, he asked
us about our families and we told him about them. Rasulullaah was
extremely compassionate and merciful so he said to us, 'You may return home.
You should however teach your families (the Deen you have learnt), instruct
them (to fulfil the requisites of Deen) and perform your salaah as you have seen
me performing salaah. When the time for salaah arrives, one of you should call
out the Adhaan and the eldest amongst you should lead the ~alaah"(~)
Learning the Language of the Enemy and
of Others for Sake of Deen
Rasulullaah Instructs Hadhrat Zaid ~,&@.%+ to
Learn the Jewish Language
Hadhrat Zaid bin Thaabit %!dGWj says, 'When Rasulullaah just arrived in
Madinah and I was brought before him, the people said, '0 Rasulullaah @%%!
This boy from the Banu Najjaar tribe has already learnt seventeen of the Surahs
that have been revealed to you.' When I then recited to Rasulullaah w, he was
very impressed and said, '0 Zaid! Would you learn how to write the Jewish
language because I swear by Allaah, I do not trust them to write for me.' I started
learning the language and it was barely half a month later that I had mastered
it. I was therefore Rasulullaah @%IS scribe when he wrote to the Jews and I
would read to him the letters they wrote to him." (4)
(1) Haakim, as quoted in Tagheeb wat Tarheeb (Vol.1 Pg.85).
(2) Tabari in his TaTseer(Vol.28 Pg.107).
(3) Bukhaari in his Adab (Pg.33).
(4) Abu Ya'la and Ibn Asaakir.