6. Humility Towards The Young And Joking With Them

(translated here as insolence) is excessive joy, or it was said that it means being arrogant in walking, or thinking too highly of oneself. Qataadah .iii ~ 1 said: "it means showing off in walking; or it was said that it means vanity." All of these suggestions are close in meaning, but they may be It was narrated that Anas ~ said : The Prophet ~ was the best of people in character. I had a brother whose name was Abu 'Umayr. He said, I think he was weaned, and when he (the Prophet ~ ) came he would say: ((~~)~I\ j j lA ~ ~i ~n "' "O Abu Umayr, what happened to the Nughayr (a small bird that he kept as a pet)?" Narrated by AI-Bukhaaree, 5850; Muslim, 2150. An-Nawawee .&I a> J said: "The Nughayr is a small bird. This Hadeeth teaches us many things, such as being kind to small children. This demonstrates the good character of the Prophet ~ and how he was of noble character and humble." Sharh Muslim, 14/129