Translations:Yirmi Altıncı Lem'a/210/en
Dwell on the Hadith, the meaning of which is: “The best of the youths among you are those who imitate those of mature years, while the worst of your elderly are those who imitate the young.”(*[1])That is to say, “The best youths are those who resemble the elderly in self-restraint and abstaining from vice, while the worst elderly people are those who resemble the young in plunging themselves into dissipation and heedlessness.
- ↑ *‘Ali Mawardi, Adab al-Dunya wa’l-Din, 27; al-Ghazali, Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din, i, 142; al-Munawi,Fayd al-Qadir, iii, 487; al-Haythami, Majma‘ al-Zawa’id, x, 270.