Aadaab to be Observed by Seniors for juniors  

1. You (as the senior) should not entrust the arrangements for guests to others. You yourself attend to them, even if you have to undergo much pressure as a result. At least others will have comfort and rest. In fact, it is only natural for seniors to undergo difficulties and sustain pressure.

2. Some people (seniors) behave arrogantly. They totally disregard others. In so doing they harm people. Even great people are involved in this malady. There is a need to exercise exceptional care to refrain from this type of attitude.

3. If a senior does not behave affectionately, but adopts arrogance and pride, and resorts to uncalled for dictatorship, then his image and rank will decline.

4. Service should not be taken from one who is in the employ or under the jurisdiction of another person without first having obtained the consent of the latter. Even if the person in charge happens to be you junior or under your jurisdiction, his consent should still be obtained.

5. Juniors are to be regarded as the complements of seniors. Both are in need of each other. Sometimes juniors acquire certain excellencies from which seniors are totally deprived. Therefore, never despise juniors or those under your authority.

6. When juniors draw the attention of seniors to the truth, the latter should immediately accept it. The Qur'aanic  term tawaa sau  means "admonish one another"; "advise one another". Thus, seniors should admonish juniors and vice versa.

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   This Qur'aanic  form of commanding mutual admonition has alerted seniors to the fact that while they should admonish and advise juniors, they (juniors) too have the right of proclaiming the truth to seniors. Thus, seniors have no justification for taking offence when a junior states the truth to them. On the contrary, they should concede the truth. However, juniors should address seniors with respect and honour when the need arises for them to proclaim the truth to their seniors. Only an intelligent person will adopt the correct attitude.

8. Acting in an unprincipled manner with even juniors is improper. While juniors should not hurt and inconvenience seniors by word or deeds, seniors too should reciprocate. Nowadays, no care is taken to avoid inconveniencing others. The concern is primarily to obtain fulfilment of one's personal motives and needs irrespective of any hurt or harm caused to others in the process.

9. People wholly ignore the rights of their wives and children. They are proficient in only exercising dictatorial authority. They do not stop to think that those over whom they are exercising authority have rights to be fulfilled. They have excluded Mu'aasharat (social relationship) from the scope of the Deen . Considerable deficiency exists in this regard. The cause for this lamentable situation is the unconcerned attitude of seniors. They have become unconcerned about the Deen .

10. So-called religious persons who are deficient in discharging the rights of their associates are in fact unaware of the Deen . In reality they are not religious, even though people regard them as being pious.

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