Musnad Ahmad 26239

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 26239

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ فِينَا رَجُلٌ لَمْ تَزَلْ بِهِ أُمُّهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ حَتَّى تَزَوَّجَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَتْهُ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا فَرَحَلَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ بِالشَّامِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي لَمْ تَزَلْ بِي حَتَّى تَزَوَّجْتُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَتْنِي أَنْ أُفَارِقَ قَالَ مَا أَنَا بِالَّذِي آمُرُكَ أَنْ تُفَارِقَ وَمَا أَنَا بِالَّذِي آمُرُكَ أَنْ تُمْسِكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوْ احْفَظْهُ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ وَقَدْ فَارَقَهَا

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 26239, 26252, 26272), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1900) and Ibn Majah (No. 3663).

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1900

He said that a man came and said : "I have a wife whom my mother has ordered me to divorce." So Abu Ad-Darda said: " I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'The father is the middle gate to Paradise. So if you wish, then neglect that door, or protect it.'"

"‏ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوِ احْفَظْهُ ‏"

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Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3663

"The father is the middle door of Paradise (i.e. the best way to Paradise), so it is up to you whether you take advantage of it or not."

"‏ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوِ احْفَظْهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 26252

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ قَالَ كَانَ فِينَا رَجُلٌ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فَرَحَلَ إِلَى أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ…

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 26272

حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ السَّائِبِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُقْرِئِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ…

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 334

A man came to me and said, "I have a wife whom my mother commands me to divorce". I replied him that I had heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "A parent is the best of the gates of Jannah; so if you wish, keep to the gate, or lose it." [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].

"‏الوالد أوسط أبواب الجنة، فإن شئت، فأضع ذلك الباب، أو أحفظه‏"

Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’

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أمالي المحاملي رواية ابن يحيى البيع (2)الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ
الأربعون الصغرى للبيهقي (59)الْوَالِدَ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَاحْفَظْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوْ دَعْهُ
الزهد لهناد بن السري (988)الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ؛ فَاحْفَظْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوْ ضَيِّعْهُ
الفقيه والمتفقه للخطيب (628)الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوِ احْفَظْهُ
المستدرك على الصحيحين (7316)الْوَالِدَةُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ ، أَو احْفَظْهُ

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2089

a man's father or mother - Shu'bah (one of the namators) 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 Duha, and he was making his prayer lengthy, and he prayed between Zuhr and…

"‏ الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَحَافِظْ عَلَى وَالِدَيْكَ أَوِ اتْرُكْ ‏"

Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20724

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَمَرَتْهُ أُمُّهُ أَوْ أَبُوهُ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا قَالَ…

Narrated by Abu ad-Dardā’ Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20733

حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي بِنْتُ عَمِّي وَأَنَا أُحِبُّهَا وَإِنَّ…

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He said that a man came and said : "I have a wife whom my mother has ordered me to divorce." So Abu Ad-Darda said: " I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'The father is the middle gate to Paradise. So if you wish, then neglect that door, or protect it.'"

"The father is the middle door of Paradise (i.e. the best way to Paradise), so it is up to you whether you take advantage of it or not."

A man came to me and said, "I have a wife whom my mother commands me to divorce". I replied him that I had heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying, "A parent is the best of the gates of Jannah; so if you wish, keep to the gate, or lose it." [At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan Sahih].

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