ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2090

It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahrnan 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 Ouha, and he was making his prayer lengthy, and he prayed between Zunr 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 P.B.U.H 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" (Hasan)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020