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The Prophet’s ﷺ command to show kindness to parents

adab:6 – Bishr b. Muḥammad > ʿAbdullāh > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Abu Zurʿah > Abū Hurayrah

A man came to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ and said, “What do you command me to do?” He replied, “Be dutiful to your mother.” Then he asked again and he replied, “Be dutiful to your mother.” Then he asked again and he replied, “Be dutiful to your mother.” Then he asked again the fourth time and he replied, “Be dutiful to your father.”

الأدب المفرد:٦ – حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَتَى رَجُلٌ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَا تَأْمُرُنِي؟ فَقَالَ: «بِرَّ أُمَّكَ»، ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَالَ: «بِرَّ أُمَّكَ»، ثُمَّ عَادَ فَقَالَ: «بِرَّ أُمَّكَ»، ثُمَّ عَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَقَالَ: «بِرَّ أَبَاكَ».

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