Your mother, then your mother

Narrated by Abu Hurairah

A man asked: "O Messenger of Allah, who most deserves my good company?" He said: "Your mother." He asked: "Then who?" He said: "Your mother." He asked: "Then who?" He said: "Your mother." He asked: "Then who?" He said: "Your father."

Sahih al-Bukhari 5971, Sahih Muslim 2548

What this hadith teaches

The mother's right is mentioned three times for her hardship.

Reference and grade

Found in

• Sahih al-Bukhari 5971
• Sahih Muslim 2548

Grade

Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim

Narrator

Abu Hurairah

Chapter

Good character