Riyad as-Salihin, 353
'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with tehm) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It was shown to me in my dream that I was cleaning my teeth with a Miswak and two men came to me, one being older than the other. I gave the Miswak to the younger one, but I was asked to give it to the older, which I did". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
أراني في المنام أتسوك بسواك، فجاءني رجلان، أحدهما أكبر من الآخر، فناولت السواك الأصغر، فقيل لي: كبر، فدفعته إلى الأكبر منهما
((رواه مسلم والبخاري تعليقًا)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 353
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Age is given special consideration; those that are older should be the first to be given something from among those that are present.<br>
2) When there are people sitting on the right and left, one should start by the right side.