Honouring Parents’ Friends

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The finest act of goodness is the good treatment of someone whom one’s father loves.” [Sahih Muslim]

Abdullah bin Dinar (radi Allahu anhu) reported: “Abdullah bin Umar (radi Allahu anhu) met a bedouin on his way to Makkah, so he greeted him, carried him on the donkey he was riding and gave him the turban he was wearing on his head. We said to him, ‘May Allah make you pious! Bedouins can be satisfied with anything you give them (i.e. what you have given the bedouin is too much).’ Upon this, Abdullah bin Umar said, ‘The father of this man was one of Umar’s friends whom he loved best, and I heard the Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) saying, ‘The finest act of goodness is the good treatment of someone whom one’s father loves.’” [Sahih Muslim]