English
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, who is most deserving of my good companionship?” He said: “Your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Then your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Then your mother.” He said: “Then who? 1” He said: “Then your father.”
In another narration: He said: “Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then the nearest and the nearest.”
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5971 (unverified) 99% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2548a (unverified) 99% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “Then who?” He said: “Then your father”: In Umdat al-Qari, it is said: Al-Muhasibi claimed that preferring the mother over the father in righteousness and obedience is the consensus of scholars. In Al-Alamgiriyyah, it is said: If observing the rights of both parents is impossible, as one is harmed by observing the other’s, prioritize the father in respect and honor, and the mother in service and benevolence. From Ala al-A’immah Al-Hamami, our scholars said: The father takes precedence in respect, the mother in service; if they enter his house, he stands for the father; if they ask for water and neither can take from his hand, start with the mother. [As stated in Al-Qunyah]
Note 1
(۱) قوله: ثم من قال أبوك: قال في عمدة القاري وزعم المحاسبي أن تفضيل الأم على الأب في البر والطاعة هو إجماع العلماء. وفي العالمكيرية»: إذا تعذر عليه جمع مراعاة حق الوالدين بأن يتأذى أحدهما بمراعاة الآخر يرجح حق الأب فيما يرجع إلى التعظيم والاحترام، وحق الأم فيما يرجع إلى الخدمة والإنعام، وعن علاء الأئمة الحمامي، قال مشايخنا: الأب يقدم على الأم في الاحترام، والأم في الخدمة، حتى لو دخلا عليه في البيت يقوم للأب، ولو سألا عنه ماء، ولم يأخذ من يده أحدهما فيبدأ بالأم. كذا في «القنية».