In the absence of your brother

Reference: al-‘Aqd al-Fareed v3 p184

Ibn ‘Abbaas رضي الله عنهماsaid:

In the absence of your brother, make mention of him with what you [yourself] would like to be remembered with, and do not make mention of him with what you [yourself] would not like to be mentioned of yourself.

Translation originally published on 27 February, 2018.