SahihFamily
(When asked who deserves the best companionship) Your mother, then you…
أُمُّكَ، ثُمَّ أُمُّكَ، ثُمَّ أُمُّكَ، ثُمَّ أَبُوكَ
“(When asked who deserves the best companionship) Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father.”
Narrator: Abu Hurairah
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5971, Sahih Muslim 2548
Explanation
This hadith elevates the status of mothers in Islam, mentioning her three times before the father, indicating the immense rights mothers hold.
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