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tabarani:20673Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > ʿAbd al-Wāḥid b. Ghiyāth > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah > ʿUrwah > Asmāʾ b. Abū Bakr

[Machine] "My mother came to me while she was desiring and still a polytheist. So I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother has come to me while she is desiring and still a polytheist. Should I maintain ties with her?' The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, 'Yes, maintain ties with her.'"  

الطبراني:٢٠٦٧٣حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ أَنَّ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ مُشْرِكَةٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ مُشْرِكَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «صِلِيهَا»  


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bukhari:2620ʿUbayd b. Ismāʿīl > Abū Usāmah > Hishām from his father > Asmāʾ b. Abū Bakr

My mother came to me during the lifetime of Messenger of Allah ﷺ and she was a pagan. I said to Allah's Apostle (seeking his verdict), "My mother has come to me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relations with her?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, keep good relation with her. "  

البخاري:٢٦٢٠حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَتْ قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ أُمِّي وَهْىَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قُلْتُ {إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ} وَهْىَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُ أُمِّي قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ  

bukhari:3183Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Ḥātim > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Asmāʾ Āb.ah Abū Bakr

My mother came to me – and she was a polytheist during the period of the peace treaty between Quraysh with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ – along with her father. Then I consulted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, my mother has come to me and she is keen, shall I keep good relation with her?" He said, "Yes, keep good relation with her."  

البخاري:٣١٨٣حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ؛ حَدَّثَنَا حَاتِمٌ؛ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ؛ عَنْ أَبِيهِ؛ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ ابْنَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ أُمِّي وَهْىَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ إِذْ عَاهَدُوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَمُدَّتِهِمْ مَعَ أَبِيهَا، فَاسْتَفْتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ وَهْىَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِيهَا  

bukhari:5979al-Layth > Hishām > ʿUrwah > Asmāʾ

"My mother who was a Mushrikah (pagan, etc.), came with her father during the period of peace pact between the Muslims and the Quraish infidels. I went to seek the advice of the Prophet ﷺ saying, "My mother has arrived and she is hoping (for my favor)." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes, be good to your mother."  

البخاري:٥٩٧٩وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامٌ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ أُمِّي وَهْىَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ وَمُدَّتِهِمْ إِذْ عَاهَدُوا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مَعَ أَبِيهَا فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ وَهْىَ رَاغِبَةٌ {أَفَأَصِلُهَا} قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ  

muslim:1003aAbū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdullāh b. Idrīs > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Asmāʾ

I said: Messenger of Allah, my mother, who is inclined or scared has come to me. Should I (even An her position of being opposed to Islam) treat her well? He said: Yes.  

مسلم:١٠٠٣aحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ قَالَتْ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ وَهْىَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَوْ رَاهِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ  

abudawud:1668Aḥmad b. Abū Shuʿayb al-Ḥarrānī > ʿĪsá b. Yūnus > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Asmāʾ

Asma‘ said My mother came to me seeking some act of kindness from me during the treaty of the Quraish (at Hudaibiyyah). While she hated Islam and she was a polytheist. I said Messenger of Allah ﷺ, my mother has come to me while she hates Islam and she is a disbeliever. May I do an act of kindness to her? He replied Yes, do an act of kindness to her.  

أبو داود:١٦٦٨حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ أُمِّي رَاغِبَةً فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ مُشْرِكَةٌ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ عَلَىَّ وَهِيَ رَاغِمَةٌ مُشْرِكَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَصِلِي أُمَّكِ  

ahmad:26915Ḥasan > Ibn Lahīʿah > Abū al-Aswad > ʿUrwah > Asmāʾ b. Abū Bakr

[Machine] My mother came as a polytheist during the time of Quraish when they made a treaty with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "My mother has come as a willing person, should I maintain ties with her?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Yes, maintain ties with your mother."  

أحمد:٢٦٩١٥حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُرْوَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ أُمِّي وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ إِذْ عَاهَدُوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ  

ahmad:26939Abū al-Naḍr Hāshim b. al-Qāsim

[Machine] My mother came to me during the period of Quraysh as a polytheist and she was in need. So I asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has come to me while she is a polytheist and in need. Should I maintain ties with her?" He replied, "Yes, maintain ties with your mother."  

أحمد:٢٦٩٣٩حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ يَعْنِي عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَقِيلٍ الثَّقَفِيَّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ أُمِّهِ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي فِي مُدَّةِ قُرَيْشٍ مُشْرِكَةً وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ يَعْنِي مُحْتَاجَةٌ فَسَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا؟ قَالَ صِلِي أُمَّكِ  

ahmad:26940Ibn Numayr > Hishām from his father > Asmāʾ b. Abū Bakr

[Machine] My mother came to me while she was a polytheist during the era of Quraysh, when they made a treaty. So, I went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has come and she desires something. Should I fulfill her request?" He replied, "Yes, fulfill your mother's request."  

أحمد:٢٦٩٤٠حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ إِذْ عَاهَدُوا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ صِلِي أُمَّكِ  

ahmad:26994ʿAffān > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah > ʿUrwah > Asmāʾ b. Abū Bakr

[Machine] "My mother came to me while she was desirous and still practicing polytheism during the time of Quraysh and their idolatry, which was between them and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my mother has come to me while she is desirous and still practicing polytheism. Should I maintain ties with her?' He said, 'Yes, maintain ties with her.' He said, 'And I think this refers to her womb.'"  

أحمد:٢٦٩٩٤حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَتْ

قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ قُرَيْشٍ وَمُدَّتِهِمُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ أَفَأَصِلُهَا؟ قَالَ صِلِيهَا قَالَ وَأَظُنُّهَا ظِئْرَهَا