I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful? he said: "Your mother, then you…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, and Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutif…

عَنْ بَهْزِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ: مَنْ أَبَرُّ؟ قَالَ: «أُمَّكَ، ثُمَّ أُمَّكَ، ثُمَّ أُمَّكَ، ثُمَّ أَبَاكَ، ثُمَّ الْأَقْرَبَ فَالْأَقْرَبَ».

Bahz ibn Hakīm reported from his father from his grandfather that he said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful? he said: "Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then the next in nearness and so on."

Explanation of the hadith: I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutif…

Lessons: I said: O Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutif…

• The Hadīth implies that the mother comes first, then the father, then the next in nearness according to their degree of nearness.
• Pointing out the parents' status, especially that of the mother.
• He repeated in the Hadīth the importance of being dutiful to the mother three times due to the great favor her children owe to her and the many hardships, fatigue, and difficulties she endures: such as pregnancy, then childbirth and nursing, which are unique to the mother. She then shares in the upbringing with the father.

Categories : Merits of Being Dutiful to One's Parents