—namely an omitted verb—meaning: “then honour your father.” In another wording it reads, “then your father,” which is self-explanatory.
322 – He also related that the Prophet ﷺ said: “May his nose be rubbed in dust; may his nose be rubbed in dust (1)—the man who lives to see one or both of his parents reach old age yet fails to enter Paradise.” Narrated by Muslim.
323 – He further reported that a man said, “Messenger of Allah, I have relatives with whom I maintain ties while they cut me off; I treat them well while they mistreat me; I am patient with them while they behave ignorantly toward me.” He replied, “If you are as you say, it is as though you are feeding them hot ashes, and you will continue to have a supporter from Allah against them (2) so long as you remain upon that.” Narrated by Muslim.
“Tusiffuhum” (with ḍamma on the tāʾ, kasra on the sīn, and a shadda on the fāʾ) and “al-mallu” (with fatḥa on the mīm and a shadda on the lām) mean “hot ashes”; that is, it is as though you are giving them scalding ashes to eat. The image illustrates the sin that clings to them just as the one who eats hot ashes is tormented by pain. Nothing of that sin attaches to the benefactor, but they incur a grave burden for neglecting his right and causing him harm. Allah knows best.
324 – Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Whoever wishes to have his provision expanded and his lifespan extended, let him maintain his ties of kinship.” Agreed upon.
The phrase “yunsāʾ lahu fī atharihi” means that his appointed term and life span are deferred.
325 – He also said: Abū Ṭalḥah possessed more date-palm orchards in Madinah than any other Anṣārī, and the dearest of his properties to him was Bīr Ḥāʾ, which faced the mosque. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would enter it and drink its pleasant water. When the verse was revealed, “You will never attain piety until you spend of that which you love” [Āl ʿImrān 92], Abū Ṭalḥah went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, “Messenger of Allah, Allah, blessed and exalted, says, ‘You will never attain piety until you spend of that which you love,’ and the property I love most is…"