Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 4
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً، فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَنِي، وَخَطَبَهَا غَيْرِي، فَأَحَبَّتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَهُ، فَغِرْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَتَلْتُهَا، فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ؟ قَالَ: أُمُّكَ حَيَّةٌ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: تُبْ إِلَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَتَقَرَّبْ إِلَيْهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ. فَذَهَبْتُ فَسَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ: لِمَ سَأَلْتَهُ عَنْ حَيَاةِ أُمِّهِ؟ فَقَالَ: إِنِّي لاَ أَعْلَمُ عَمَلاً أَقْرَبَ إِلَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ بِرِّ الْوَالِدَةِ.
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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.”