عن أبي موسى رضي اللهُ عنه قال: قالَ رسولُ اللهِ صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ إِجْلالِ اللهِ تعالى إِكْرَامَ ذي الشَّيْبَةِ المُسْلِمِ، وَحَامِلِ الْقُرآنِ غَيْرِ الْغَالي فِيهِ والجَافي عَنْهُ، وإِكْرَامَ ذِي السُّلْطَانِ المُقْسِطِ» حديثٌ حسنٌ رواه أبو داود.
Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Part of glorifying Allah, Exalted is He, is honouring the grey-haired Muslim, and the bearer of the Qur'an who is neither extreme in it nor neglectful of it, and honouring the just ruler." A good (hasan) hadith reported by Abu Dawud.
الشرح · explanation
إن من إجلال الله: أي تبجيله وتعظيمه. ذي الشيبة: الذي ابيَضّ شعره وهو يقضي حياته في الإسلام والإيمان. حامل القرآن: قارئه وحافظه، سُمِّيَ حاملًا لِمَا تَحمَّل في حفظه من المشقة والجهد في تفهمه والعمل بأحكامه وتدبُّره. الغالي: المتجاوز الحد في التشدد والعمل به وتَتَبُّع ما خَفيَ عليه من معانيه. الجافي له: التارك له والبعيد عن تلاوته والعمل بما فيه. المقسط: العادل.
"Part of glorifying Allah": that is, revering and exalting Him. "The grey-haired": one whose hair has turned white while spending his life in Islam and faith. "The bearer of the Qur'an": its reciter and memorizer. He is called a "bearer" because of the burden he carries in memorizing it, the effort in understanding it, acting upon its rulings, and reflecting on it. "The extreme": one who exceeds the proper bounds in strictness, in acting upon it, and in pursuing the meanings hidden from him. "Neglectful of it": one who abandons it, distant from its recitation and from acting upon what it contains. "The just ruler": the one who is fair.
الدروس · lessons
أنَّ المؤمن يُنزل الناسَ منازلهم، ولا يجعلهم على حدٍّ سواء في إكرامهم وتقديرهم، بل على حسب مراتبهم في الدِّين، ومراتبهم في كِبَر السِّن، ومراتبهم في وظائفهم الشَّرعية.
The believer accords people their proper standing and does not treat them all equally in honour and esteem; rather, according to their ranks in religion, their ranks in age, and their ranks in their lawful offices.