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Abu Nasr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ibn Hamid ibn Harun ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-Bukhari, known as Ibn al-Niyazaki, informed us—this was a reading to him, and he affirmed it. He came to us as a pilgrim in Safar of the year 370. He said: Abu al-Khayr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Jalil ibn Khalid ibn Hurayth al-Bukhari al-Kirmani al-'Abqasi al-Bazzar informed us in the year 322. He said: Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Isma'il ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Mughira ibn al-Ahnaf al-Ju'fi al-Bukhari [the name is written with anomalous diacritics in the source] narrated to us. He said: Abu al-Walid narrated to us. He said: Shu'ba narrated to us: al-Walid ibn al-'Ayzar informed me. He said: I heard Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani say: The occupant of this house narrated to us—and he gestured with his hand toward the house of 'Abd Allah. He said: I asked the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Which deed is most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic?” He said: “Prayer at its appointed time.” I said: “Then which?” He said: “Then kindness to parents.” I said: “Then which?” He said: “Then jihad in the way of Allah.” He said: He told me these things; had I asked him for more, he would have given me more.

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Adam narrated to us. He said: Shu'ba narrated to us. He said: Ya'la ibn Ata narrated to us, from his father, from Abd Allah ibn Umar, who said: 'The Lord's pleasure is in the parent's pleasure, and the Lord's anger is in the parent's anger.'

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Abu 'Asim narrated to us, from Bahz ibn Hakim, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: I asked, “Messenger of Allah, who is most deserving of my dutifulness?” He said: “Your mother.” I said: “Who is most deserving of my dutifulness?” He said: “Your mother.” I said: “Who is most deserving of my dutifulness?” He said: “Your mother.” I said: “Who is most deserving of my dutifulness?” He said: “Your father, then the nearest, then the next nearest.”

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Sa'id ibn Abi Maryam narrated to us. He said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Kathir informed us. He said: Zayd ibn Aslam informed me, from 'Ata' ibn Yasar, from Ibn 'Abbas: A man came to him and said, “I proposed marriage to a woman, but she refused to marry me. Another man proposed to her, and she wanted to marry him. I became jealous over her and killed her. Is there any repentance for me?” He said: “Is your mother alive?” He said: “No.” He said: “Repent to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and draw near to Him as much as you are able.” I went and asked Ibn 'Abbas, “Why did you ask him whether his mother was alive?” He replied: “I know of no deed nearer to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, than dutifulness to one's mother.”

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Sulayman ibn Harb narrated to us. He said: Wuhayb ibn Khalid narrated to us, from Ibn Shubrumah, who said: I heard Abu Zur'ah, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: It was said, “Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who is most deserving of my dutifulness?” He said: “Your mother.” He was asked: “Then who?” He said: “Your mother.” He was asked: “Then who?” He said: “Your mother.” He was asked: “Then who?” He said: “Your father.”

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Bishr ibn Muhammad narrated to us. He said: 'Abd Allah informed us. He said: Yahya ibn Ayyub informed us. He said: Abu Zur'ah narrated to us, from Abu Hurayrah: A man came to the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said: “What do you command me to do?” He said: “Show dutifulness to your mother.” Then the man returned, and he said: “Show dutifulness to your mother.” Then he returned, and he said: “Show dutifulness to your mother.” Then he returned a fourth time, and he said: “Show dutifulness to your father.”

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Hajjaj narrated to us. He said: Hammad—I mean Ibn Salamah—narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Taymi, from Sa'id al-Qaysi, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: No Muslim who has two Muslim parents and goes to them in the morning seeking reward will fail to have Allah open two gates for him—that is, gates of the Garden. If he has only one parent, then one gate. If he angers one of them, Allah will not be pleased with him until that parent is pleased with him. It was asked: “Even if they have wronged him?” He said: “Even if they have wronged him.”

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Musaddad narrated to us. He said: Isma'il ibn Ibrahim narrated to us. He said: Ziyad ibn Mikhraq narrated to us. He said: Taysalah ibn Mayyas narrated to me: I was with the Najadites, and I committed sins that I considered to be among the grave sins. I mentioned that to Ibn 'Umar. He said: “What are they?” I said: “Such-and-such.” He said: “These are not among the grave sins. They are nine: associating partners with Allah; killing a person; fleeing from the advance; accusing a chaste woman of adultery; consuming usury; consuming an orphan's property; heresy in the mosque; the one who makes a mockery; and the parents' weeping because of disobedience to them.” Ibn 'Umar said to me: “Do you fear the Fire, and do you wish to enter the Garden?” I said: “Yes, by Allah.” He said: “Is your father alive?” I said: “I have my mother.” He said: “By Allah, if you speak gently to her and feed her, you will surely enter the Garden, provided you avoid the grave sins.”

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Abu Nu'aym narrated to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Hisham ibn 'Urwah, from his father, who said: “Lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy.” He said: “Do not withhold from them anything they love.”

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Qabisah narrated to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “No child can repay his father, unless he finds him enslaved, then buys him and sets him free.”

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Adam narrated to us. He said: Shu'bah narrated to us. He said: Sa'id ibn Abi Burdah narrated to us. He said: I heard my father relate that he witnessed Ibn 'Umar and a Yemeni man circumambulating the House. The man was carrying his mother on his back and saying: “I am for her a docile camel; if her mounts are startled, I am not startled.” Then he said: “Ibn 'Umar, do you think I have repaid her?” He said: “No, not even for one groan.” Then Ibn 'Umar circumambulated, came to the Station, and prayed two rak'ahs. Then he said: “O son of Abu Musa, every two rak'ahs expiate what came before them.”

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'Abd Allah ibn Salih narrated to us. He said: al-Layth narrated to me. He said: Khalid ibn Yazid narrated to me, from Sa'id ibn Abi Hilal, from Abu Hazim, from Abu Murrah, the client of 'Aqil: Marwan used to appoint Abu Hurayrah as his deputy, and Abu Hurayrah used to stay at Dhu'l-Hulayfah. His mother would be in one house and he in another. When he wanted to go out, he would stand at her door and say: “Peace be upon you, dear mother, and Allah's mercy and blessings.” She would say: “And peace be upon you, my dear son, and Allah's mercy and blessings.” He would say: “May Allah have mercy on you, as you raised me when I was little.” She would say: “May Allah have mercy on you, as you were dutiful to me when you grew up.” Then, when he wanted to enter, he would do the same.

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Abu Nu'aym narrated to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from his father, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, who said: A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, pledging to him that he would emigrate, while leaving his parents weeping. He said: “Go back to them and make them laugh just as you made them weep.”

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'Abd al-Rahman ibn Shaybah narrated to us. He said: Ibn Abi Fudayk informed me. He said: Musa narrated to me, from Abu Hazim: Abu Murrah, the client of Umm Hani', daughter of Abu Talib, informed him that he rode with Abu Hurayrah to his property at al-'Aqiq. When Abu Hurayrah entered his property, he called out at the top of his voice: “Peace be upon you, dear mother, and Allah's mercy and blessings!” She would say: “And peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.” He would say: “May Allah have mercy on you; you raised me when I was little.” She would say: “My son, may He reward you well and be pleased with you, as you were dutiful to me when you grew up.” Musa said: “The name of Abu Hurayrah was 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr.”

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Musaddad narrated to us. He said: Bishr ibn al-Fadl narrated to us. He said: al-Jurayri narrated to us, from 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakrah, from his father, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Shall I tell you about the gravest of the grave sins?” He asked this three times. They said: “Yes indeed, Messenger of Allah.” He said: “Associating partners with Allah, and disobedience to parents.” He sat up while he had been reclining and said: “Pay attention: and false testimony.” He kept repeating it until I said: “I wish he would stop.”

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Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us. He said: Jarir informed us, from Abd al-Malik ibn Umayr, from Warrad, the scribe of al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba. Warrad said: Mu'awiya wrote to al-Mughira, 'Write to me what you heard from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him.' Warrad said: He dictated to me, and I wrote it down in my own hand: 'I heard him forbid asking too many questions, wasting wealth, and engaging in idle talk.'

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'Amr ibn Marzuq narrated to us. He said: Shu'bah informed us, from al-Qasim ibn Abi Bazza, from Abu al-Tufayl, who said: 'Ali was asked: “Did the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, single you out with anything that he did not single out for all the people?” He said: “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not single us out with anything that he did not single out for the people, except what is in my sword sheath.” Then he brought out a document, and there it was written: “May Allah curse whoever sacrifices for anyone other than Allah. May Allah curse whoever steals the boundary markers of the land. May Allah curse whoever curses his parents. May Allah curse whoever shelters a muhdith [one who has introduced something].”

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Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz narrated to us. He said: 'Abd al-Malik ibn al-Khattab ibn 'Ubayd Allah ibn Abi Bakrah al-Basri narrated to us—I met him in al-Ramla. He said: Rashid Abu Muhammad narrated to me, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Umm al-Darda', from Abu al-Darda', who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, advised me to do nine things: “Do not associate anything with Allah, even if you are cut to pieces or burned. Never deliberately abandon an obligatory prayer; whoever deliberately abandons it has the bond of protection withdrawn from him. Do not drink wine, for it is the key to every evil. Obey your parents; if they command you to leave your worldly life, then leave it for them. Do not contend with those in authority, even if you think you are in the right. Do not flee from the advance, even if you perish while your companions flee. Spend from your means on your family. Do not put your stick away from your family. And instill fear of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in them.”

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Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, from his father, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, who said: A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said: “I have come to pledge allegiance to you for emigration, while leaving my parents weeping.” He said: “Go back to them and make them laugh just as you made them weep.”

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'Ali ibn al-Ja'd narrated to us. He said: Shu'bah informed us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, who said: I heard Abu al-'Abbas al-A'ma, from 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, who said: A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanting to take part in jihad. He said: “Are your parents alive?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Then strive in serving them.”