A man came to the Prophet ﷺ asking his permission to take part in Jihad. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Then exert yourself in their service."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاعِرَ وَكَانَ لاَ يُتَّهَمُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو ؓ يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَىٌّ وَالِدَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ  

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him for permission to go for Jihad. He said: 'Are your parents alive?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then strive for their sake.'"  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَىٌّ وَالِدَاكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ  

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 إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟ 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)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟ 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 sought his permission for jihad. He asked him, 'Are your parents alive?' He replied, 'Yes.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, 'Then strive in their service.' Bahz informed me that Habib ibn Abi Thabit narrated from Abu Al-Abbas who said, 'I asked Abdullah ibn Amr about...' "  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ قَالَ بَهْزٌ أَخْبَرَنِي حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو  

"A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him for permission to go for Jihad. He said: 'Are your parents alive?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Then strive for their sake.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3103)  

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ 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)   

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فقَالَ «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»  

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 إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ «أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاكَ؟» 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»