أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ وَشُعْبَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ جَائَ رَجُلٌ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ فِي الْجِهَادِ فَقَالَ أَحَيٌّ وَالِدَاکَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَفِيهِمَا فَجَاهِدْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3111
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said: “A man came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم Ai 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.”
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020