A man said to the Prophet, "Shall I participate in Jihad?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do Jihad for their benefit."
رَجُلٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ أُجَاهِدُ قَالَ لَكَ أَبَوَانِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
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The name of the narrator Abu al-'Abbas, a poet, is al-Sa'ib b. Farrukh.
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُجَاهِدُ قَالَ أَلَكَ أَبَوَانِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
A man came to Prophet ﷺ seeking permission to go for Jihad. So he said: 'Do you have parents (living)? ' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then it is for them that you should perform Jihad.'"
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَلَكَ وَالِدَانِ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
Are your parents living? He said: Yes. Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: You should put in your best efforts (in their) service. (Using translation from Muslim 2549a)
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
[Machine] A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I strive in Jihad?" He replied, "Do you have parents?" The man said, "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then strive in serving them."
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أُجَاهِدُ؟ فقَالَ «لَكَ أَبَوَانِ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ»
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanting to do jihad. The Prophet asked, 'Are your parents alive?' 'Yes,' he replied. he said, 'Then exert yourself on their behalf.'"
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُرِيدُ الْجِهَادَ فَقَالَ: «أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟» فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ «فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ»