58. Expeditions
٥٨۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] Al-Lah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas narrates: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and sought permission from him for Jihad. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then strive in their service."
اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ؓ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
[Machine] A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I want to engage in jihad." The Prophet asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet then said, "Go back to them, for indeed, in serving them, you will find the reward of jihad."
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ قَالَ أَحَيٌّ أَبَوَاكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهِمَا فَإِنَّ فِيهِمَا الْمُجَاهِدَ
There came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ a person and said: I owe allegiance to you for migration and Jihad seeking reward only from Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Is one from amongst your parents living? He said: Yes, of course, both are living. He further asked: Do you want to seek reward from Allah? He said: Yes. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Go back to your parents and accord them benevolent treatment. (Using translation from Muslim 2549d)
أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ أَوِ الْجِهَادِ أَبْتَغِي الْأَجْرَ مِنَ اللهِ قَالَ فَهَلْ مِنْ وَالِدَيْكَ أَحَدٌ حَيٌّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ بَلْ كِلَاهُمَا قَالَ فَتَبْتَغِي الْأَجْرَ مِنَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى وَالِدَيْكَ فَأَحْسِنْ صُحْبَتَهُمَا
A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: I came to you to take the oath of allegiance to you on emigration, and I left my parents weeping. He (the Prophet) said: Return to them and make them laugh as you made them weep. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2528)
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ جِئْتُ أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ وَتَرَكْتُ أَبَوَيَّ يَبْكِيَانِ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ فَأَضْحِكْهُمَا كَمَا أَبْكَيْتَهُمَا
A man emigrated to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from the Yemen. He asked (him): Have you anyone (of your relatives) in the Yemen? He replied: My parents. He asked: Did they permit you? He replied: No. He said: Go back to them and ask for their permission. If they permit you, then fight (in the path of Allah), otherwise be devoted to them. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2530)
أَنَّ رَجُلًا هَاجَرَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي هَاجَرْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ هَجَرْتَ الشِّرْكَ وَلَكِنَّهُ الْجِهَادُ هَلْ لَكَ أَحَدٌ بِالْيَمَنِ؟ قَالَ أَبَوَايَ قَالَ أَذِنَا لَكَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَارْجِعْ فَاسْتَأْذِنْهُمَا فَإِنْ أَذِنَا لَكَ فَجَاهِدْ وَإِلَّا فَبِرَّهُمَا
[Machine] "That Jāhimah came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I intended to participate in a battle and I have come to consult you.' The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'Do you have a mother?' He said, 'Yes.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Stay with her, for Paradise lies under her feet, then under her feet, then under her feet, and there are different levels within Paradise. Similar to this saying is the saying of the Sughayyānī hadith.'"
أَنَّ جَاهِمَةَ ؓ جَاءَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَغْزُوَ وَقَدْ جِئْتُكَ أَسْتَشِيرُكَ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ أُمٍّ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَالزَمْهَا؛ فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ عِنْدَ رِجْلَيْهَا ثُمَّ الثَّانِيَةَ ثُمَّ الثَّالِثَةَ فِي مَقَاعِدَ شَتَّى فَكَمِثْلِ هَذَا الْقَوْلِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الصَّغَانِيِّ
[Machine] O Saad's mother, hasn't Allah commanded righteousness towards parents? By Allah, I shall not eat food or drink anything until you disbelieve or I die. So whenever they wanted to feed her or give her something to drink, they would touch her mouth with a stick, then they would offer her food and drink. So the verse was revealed, "And We have enjoined upon man to be good to his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them." [Al-'Ankabut 8].
أُمُّ سَعْدٍ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ أَمَرَ اللهُ بِبِرِّ الْوَالِدَةِ؟ فَوَاللهِ لَا أَطْعَمُ طَعَامًا وَلَا أَشْرَبُ شَرَابًا حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ أَوْ أَمُوتَ فَكَانُوا إِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يُطْعِمُوهَا أَوْ يَسْقُوهَا شَجَرُوا فَاهَا بِعَصًا ثُمَّ أَوْجَرُوهَا الطَّعَامَ وَالشَّرَابَ فَنَزَلَتْ {وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا وَإِنْ جَاهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا} [العنكبوت 8]