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Sunan Ibn Majah 2089 (Book 10, Hadith 74) #31441
Honoring Parents and Fulfilling Vows

SUMMARY: This hadith is about honoring one's parents and fulfilling vows, as demonstrated by the example of a man who was asked to divorce his wife and made a vow to free one hundred slaves if he did so.

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman that: a man's father or mother - Shu'bah (one of the Narrators) was not sure - ordered him to divorce his wife, and he made a vow that he would free one hundred slaves if he did that. He came to Abu Darda' while he was praying the Duha, and he was making his prayer lengthy, and he prayed between Zuhr and 'Asr. Then he asked him and Abu Darda' said: "Fulfill your vow and honor your parents". Abu Ad-Darda' said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: '(Honoring) one's father may lead one to enter through the best of the gates of Paradise; so take care of your parents, (it is so, whether you take care of them) or not".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَمَرَهُ أَبُوهُ أَوْ أُمُّهُ - شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ - أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ، امْرَأَتَهُ فَجَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ مِائَةَ مُحَرَّرٍ ‏.‏ فَأَتَى أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَإِذَا هُوَ يُصَلِّي الضُّحَى وَيُطِيلُهَا وَصَلَّى مَا بَيْنَ الظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ أَوْفِ بِنَذْرِكَ وَبَرَّ وَالِدَيْكَ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَحَافِظْ عَلَى وَالِدَيْكَ أَوِ اتْرُكْ

TOPICS
parents  *  vow  *  paradise  *  ihkam  *  walidain  *  nadhr  *  jannah  *  honor

QUICK LESSONS:
Honor your parent(s); Take care of them ; Make sacrifices when necessary ; Obey their requests even when difficult ; Strive for paradise .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of honoring one's parents and fulfilling vows. It tells the story of a man whose father or mother asked him to divorce his wife, so he made a vow that he would free one hundred slaves if he did so. He went to Abu Darda' for advice while Abu Darda' was praying between Zuhr and 'Asr prayer. Abu Darda' advised him to fulfill his vow and honor his parents. He then quoted the Prophet Muhammad saying that honoring one's father may lead them into paradise, whether they take care of their parents or not. This hadith teaches us that we should always honor our parents no matter what they ask us to do, even if it means making difficult sacrifices such as divorcing our spouse or freeing slaves in order to fulfill our vows. We should also strive for paradise by taking care of our parents in any way we can.

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