Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet was asked, 'Messenger of Allah, to whom
should I be dutiful?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?'
'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied.
He was asked, 'Then
whom?' He replied, 'Your father.'"
"A man came to the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, and asked, 'What do you command me to do?' He replied,
'Be dutiful towards your mother.' Then he asked him the same question again
and he replied, 'Be dutiful towards your mother.' He repeated it yet again
and the Prophet replied, 'Be dutiful towards your mother.' Then he put the question a fourth time and the Prophet said, 'Be dutiful towards
your father.'"
Narrated 'Ata' ibn Yasar said that a man came to Ibn 'Abbas and said, "I asked
a woman to marry me and she refused to marry me. Another man asked her and
she agreed to marry him. I became jealous and killed her. Is there any way
for me to repent?" He asked, "Is your mother alive?" "No," he replied. He
said, :
"I don't know of a deed closer to Allah, Exalted and Majestic, other than dutifulness to the mother."
Ibn 'Abbas said, "If any Muslim obeys Allah regarding his parents, Allah
will open two gates of the Garden for him. If there is only one parent, then
one gate will be opened. If one of them is angry, then Allah will not be
pleased with him until that parent is pleased with him." He was asked, "Even
if they wrong him?" "Even if they wrong him" he replied.
