FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1129: MENGASIHI DAN BERBUAT BAIK TERHADAP WARGA EMAS
What are the best ways to be kind to the elderly?
Short answer
Being kind to the elderly is a religious requirement, based on hadith about respecting elders and the encouragement to cooperate in good deeds.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Being kind to the elderly is a religious requirement, based on hadith about respecting elders and the encouragement to cooperate in good deeds. The ways listed include easing their daily affairs and helping them in worship, respecting and showing compassion with good manners, giving them priority, praying for their well-being, and caring for them when ill, especially in matters related to worship.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Berbuat baik dan berakhlak mulia terhadap warga emas merupakan satu tuntutan agama kepada kita dan patut berada di dalam diri untuk dijadikan sebagai tauladan kepada semua masyarakat.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1129: MENGASIHI DAN BERBUAT BAIK TERHADAP WARGA EMAS”, 25 February 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3153-al-kafi-1129-mengasihi-dan-berbuat-baik-terhadap-warga-emas. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/how-to-be-kind-to-the-elderly/