Hadith #261
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ فِي حَدِيثِه
ِ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفَ بْنَ الشِّخِّيرِ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ حَكِيمِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ أَوْصَى وَلَدَهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ قَالَ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَسَوِّدُوا أَكْبَرَكُمْ فَإِنَّ الْقَوْمَ إِذَا سَوَّدُوا أَكْبَرَهُمْ خَلَفُوا أَبَاهُمْ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَإِذَا مُتُّ فَلَا تَنُوحُوا عَلَيَّ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يُنَحْ عَلَيْهِ
Isnad Chain
محمد بن جعفر
شعبة
قتادة يحدث
مطرف بن الشخير وحجاج
English Translation
It was narrated from Hakam ibn Qays ibn 'Asim, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), that he advised his children on his deathbed, saying: 'Fear Allah the Exalted and honour your eldest, for when a people honour their eldest they succeed their father. And when I die, do not wail over me, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was not wailed over.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 38, Hadith 261
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 19699
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-56089