It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abi bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever finds both of his parents or even one of them, but still enters Hell, may Allah distance him and destroy him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Miqdam bin Ma’dikarib Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Verily, Allah enjoins you concerning your mothers; verily, Allah enjoins you concerning your fathers; verily, Allah enjoins you concerning, after them, the next closest and then the next closest relatives.

Sayyiduna Khudash bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I advise a man regarding his mother, I advise a man regarding his mother, I advise a man regarding his mother, I advise a man regarding his father, I advise a man regarding his father, I advise a man regarding his servant who is serving him, even if, because of him, he faces some hardship that truly causes him pain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Haydah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! To whom should I do good?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said, "After her, to whom?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Then to whom?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "To your mother." I said, "Then to whom?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then to your father, and then to the nearest of your relatives, and then to those who are next nearest."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has also narrated a similar hadith of the Prophet, however, the following words are not included in it: then the nearest relatives, and after them, those who are even nearer.

It is narrated from the Companion of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Abu Usaid Sa‘idi (may Allah be pleased with him), who was a participant of Badr and his freed slave, that he said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when an Ansari man came to him and said: Is there anything left, after the death of my parents, by which I can do good to them? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, absolutely, there are four things: praying for mercy for them, seeking forgiveness for them, fulfilling their promises, honoring their friends, and maintaining ties with those who are related only through them. These are the matters that remain upon you even after their death.

Abu Abdur Rahman Salmi narrates that a man was ordered by his mother, or his father, or both, to divorce his wife, but he vowed to free one hundred slaves if he divorced her. Then he came to Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) while he was performing the Duha prayer at length. He also prayed between Zuhr and Asr. That man asked him a question. Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: Fulfill your vow and be good to your parents, because I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The father is the middle gate of Paradise; now it is up to you whether you protect that gate or waste it.

(Second chain) Abu Abdur Rahman Salmi says: A man came to Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: My wife is my paternal cousin and I also love her, but my mother orders me to divorce her. He (Abu Darda’) said: I neither order you to divorce her nor do I say that you should disobey your parents. However, I will narrate to you the hadith which I myself heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the mother is the middle gate of the gates of Paradise, so you may either guard this gate or leave it if you wish.

(Third chain of narration) He says: There was a man among us whose mother kept insisting that he get married. Eventually, he got married. Then the same mother began to order him to divorce her. That man went to Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) in Syria and said: First my mother insisted that I get married until I did so, but now she orders me to divorce her. He said: I will neither order you to divorce her nor to keep her. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: The father is the middle gate of Paradise, so either neglect that gate or protect it. Hearing this hadith, he returned and divorced his wife.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he says: I had a wife whom I liked, but my father, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), disliked her, so he ordered me to divorce her. However, I did not accept his word. Then he went to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My son Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) has a wife whom I dislike, so I ordered him to divorce her, but he refused to do so. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Abdullah! Divorce your wife. So he divorced her. In another narration, it is mentioned: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Obey your father.