Ibrāhīm al-Nakhaʿī also relates that the Successors used to instill in their children a deep reverence for testimony and covenants, so they would grow up mindful of them and never treat either lightly.

Relevance of the hadith to the chapter: it warns against making light of oaths and testimony.

Lessons derived from the hadith:

1. The most virtuous generations are three, and they constitute the best part of this ummah.
2. Rashness in giving testimony and taking oaths is censured.
3. It is a sign of the Prophet’s—peace and blessings be upon him—prophethood, for what he foretold has indeed come to pass.
4. The early Muslims took great care in educating and disciplining their young.