The Superiority of the Mother Over the Father in Islam. From Abu Hurairah –RadhiAllaahu anhu- who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah who from the people is the most deserving of my good companionship? The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- replied: ‘Your mother.’ The man said: ‘then who?’ The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- replied: ‘Your mother.’ The man said: ‘then who?’ The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- replied: ‘Your mother.’The man said: ‘then who?’ The Messenger -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Your father.’ [Collected in ‘Adab al-Mufrad’ no.3, Tirmidhi and ‘Irwaa al-Ghaleel’ 829/2232, declared Hasan by Albaani.] Imam Nawawee said in his explanation of this hadeeth: ‘The Scholars have said: the reason for the superiority of the mother is due to her becoming tired on your account, her compassion, her serving you, suffering hardship while being pregnant with you, then giving birth to you, then suckling you, then bringing you up, serving you, nursing you and other things.’ [Taken from the ‘Sharh Saheeh Muslim’ 16/80] Ibn Hajr quotes Ibn Battaal in the explanation of this hadeeth: Ibn Battaal said: ‘Malik was asked: my father requests me to do something but my mother prevents me from it.’ Imam Malik answered: ‘Obey your father and do not disobey your mother.’ [‘Fath ul Bari’10/402] 2- ‘Asma bint Abu Bakr said: ‘My mother came to me and she is a Mushrikah (Non-Muslim) at the time of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam-, so I asked the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- about this and I said to him: ‘My mother has come to me, and she is asking for me to be good to her, should I keep good relations with my mother? The Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Keep good relations with her.’ [Collected by Bukhari, Muslim and in the wording mentioned by Abu Daawood: ‘Asma –RadhiAllaahu anha- said: ‘… and she hates Islaam.’ ‘Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb’ p.657 no. 2500] Ibn Uayainah said: Allaah –Azza wa Jall – revealed > [al-Mumtahina: 8] regarding her. [Collected by Bukhari in ‘Adab al-Mufrad’ no. 25, declared Saheeh by Albani in ‘Saheeh Abu Daawood’ (1468)] 3- It is narrated from Talha bin Muaaweeyah as-Sulamee –RadhiAllaahu anhu- who said I came to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah! Indeed I want to participate in Jihaad in the path of Allaah. The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Is your mother alive?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Stay at her feet, for there is Paradise.’ [Collected by Tabraani and Albani declared it Saheeh li Ghayreehi in ‘Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb’ 2/2484 p.649] In a similar narration from Muaaweeyah bin Jaahimah where the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Stick to your mother, since indeed Paradise is at her feet.’ [Collected by Ibn Majah, Nisa’ee and Albani declared it Hasan Saheeh in ‘Saheeh Targheeb wa Tarheeb’ 2/2485] From Ibn Umar –RadhiAllaahu anhu- who said: ‘A man came to the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and said: ‘Indeed I have committed a major sin, is there any repentance for me?’ The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Do you have a mother?’ He answered: ‘No.’ The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Do you have an aunt (mother’s sister)?’ He answered: ‘Yes.’ The Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said: ‘Then be good to her.’ [Collected by Tirmidhi, and declared Saheeh by Albani
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