The best of you are those who are best to their families.
Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3895
“The best of you are those who are best to their families.”
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم «خَيْرُكُمْ خَيْرُكُمْ لأَهْلِهِ وَأَنَا خَيْرُكُمْ لأَهْلِي وَإِذَا مَاتَ صَاحِبُكُمْ فَدَعُوهُ»
Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3895The Arabic it was clipped from
What does Sunan al-Tirmidhi 3895 mean?
The wording in al-Tirmidhi continues past the part quoted: “…and I am the best of you to my family.” He does not leave the standard abstract — he measures himself by it first. The scholars have long noted why the home is chosen as the test: it is the one place where a person is not performing for anyone, so character there is character without an audience.
Written from HadeethEnc