Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Children
كتاب الصَّغِيرِ
Chapter 168
بَابُ يُعْطَى الثَّمَرَةَ أَصْغَرُ مَنْ حَضَرَ مِنَ الْوِلْدَانِ
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Abu Hurayra said: When fresh dates were brought to the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), he would say, ‘O Allah, bless our city, our mudd, and our sa‘ with blessing upon blessing.’ Then he would hand one to the youngest child nearest to him.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
A mudd and a sa‘ are measures of volume. The Arabic says the youngest of the children nearest to him; the translation keeps that detail.
Chapter 169
بَابُ رَحْمَةِ الصَّغِيرِ
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‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Whoever does not show mercy to our young and recognize the right of our elders is not one of us.
Chapter 170
بَابُ مُعَانَقَةِ الصَّبِيِّ
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Ya‘la ibn Murra said: We went out with the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and were invited to a meal. Husayn was playing in the road, so the Prophet hurried ahead of the people and spread out his arms. The boy ran this way and that as the Prophet made him laugh, until he caught him. He placed one hand under Husayn’s chin and the other on his head, embraced him, and kissed him. Then the Prophet said: Husayn is from me and I am from him. May Allah love whoever loves al-Hasan and al-Husayn; they are two grandsons among the grandsons.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The source explicitly says the Prophet embraced and kissed Husayn. The closing expression سِبْطَانِ مِنَ الأَسْبَاطِ is rendered literally as ‘two grandsons among the grandsons’; its exact nuance is flagged for review.
سَبِطَانِ مِنَ الأَسْبَاطِ.
The phrase literally describes the two as ‘two sibts among the asbat’; the supplied witness renders this ‘two of my distinguished descendants.’
Would an editor prefer ‘two grandsons among the grandsons’ or the witness’s broader ‘distinguished descendants’ for this phrase?
Chapter 171
بَابُ قُبْلَةِ الرَّجُلِ الْجَارِيَةَ الصَّغِيرَةَ
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Bukayr reported that he saw ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja‘far kissing Zaynab, daughter of ‘Umar ibn Abi Salama, when she was two years old or thereabouts.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The age is approximate in the source (two years old or about that).
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Al-Hasan said: If you can avoid looking at the hair of anyone in your family, except your wife or a little girl, then do so.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic distinguishes the permitted exception of one’s wife or a young girl; the translation follows the English witness’s identification of أهلك as one’s wife.
Chapter 172
بَابُ مَسْحِ رَأْسِ الصَّبِيِّ
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Yusuf ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Sallam said: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) named me Yusuf, seated me on his lap, and stroked my head.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says the Prophet seated Yusuf on his lap (حِجْرِهِ); the English witness’s ‘in his room’ does not match the source word.
وَأَقْعَدَنِي عَلَى حِجْرِهِ، وَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي.
The Arabic حِجْرِهِ means his lap here, while the English witness says his room.
Should the translation follow the Arabic’s ‘lap’ rather than the witness’s ‘room’?
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‘A’isha said: I used to play with dolls in the presence of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and my friends would play with me. When the Messenger of Allah entered, they would hide from him, and he would quietly send them back to me so they could play with me.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The verb يُسَرِّبُهُنَّ suggests he would quietly or discreetly let the girls return to her; the English witness says he called them to join her.
فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ يَنْقَمِعْنَ مِنْهُ، فَيُسَرِّبُهُنَّ إِلَيَّ، فَيَلْعَبْنَ مَعِي.
The Arabic verb suggests discreetly sending or letting them back, rather than explicitly calling them.
Should the verb be translated as quietly sending the girls back, as in this version, or as calling them to join her?
Chapter 173
بَابُ قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِلصَّغِيرِ: يَا بُنَيَّ
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Abu al-‘Ajlan al-Muharibi said: I was in Ibn al-Zubayr’s army when a cousin of mine died, having bequeathed one of his camels for the cause of Allah. I said to his son, ‘Give me the camel, for I am in Ibn al-Zubayr’s army.’ He replied, ‘Let us go to Ibn ‘Umar and ask him.’ We went to Ibn ‘Umar, and the son said, ‘Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman, my father died and bequeathed his camel for the cause of Allah. This is my cousin, who is in Ibn al-Zubayr’s army. Should I give him the camel?’ Ibn ‘Umar said, ‘My son, the cause of Allah includes every righteous deed. If your father intended the camel for the cause of Allah, then when you see Muslims campaigning against a people of idolaters, give it to them. This man and his companions are on the path of a group of young men, each of whom seeks to place the seal.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The final sentence refers to the army of Ibn al-Zubayr and includes the expressions ‘the path of the young men of a people’ and ‘who will place the seal.’ The English witness interprets the seal as authority to rule; the Arabic wording is obscure, so the translation stays close and flags the interpretation.
فَإِنْ هَذَا وَأَصْحَابَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ غِلْمَانِ قَوْمٍ أَيُّهُمْ يَضَعُ الطَّابَعَ.
The phrase literally mentions young men of a people and who will place the seal; the witness interprets this as a struggle over ruling authority.
Can the final phrase be checked against another edition or historical commentary before deciding how explicitly to render the political allusion?
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Jarir reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Whoever does not show mercy to people, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will not show mercy to him.
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Qabisa ibn Jabir said that he heard ‘Umar say: Whoever shows no mercy will receive no mercy; whoever does not forgive will not be forgiven; whoever does not pardon will not be pardoned; and whoever does not take precautions will not be protected.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report contains four parallel clauses. The last verb is from a root meaning to be wary or take precautions; the translation preserves that sense.