حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُوقَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا كَبِيرًا فَهَلْ لِي تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَلَكَ وَالِدَانِ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَلَكَ خَالَةٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبِرَّهَا إِذًا
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4624
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a major sin; can I repent? The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Do you have two parents (still living)?" He said: No. He said: "Do you have a maternal aunt?" He said: Yes. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Then honour her."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020