It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man migrated from Yemen to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: You have indeed left shirk, but jihad still remains. Tell me, are your parents alive in Yemen? He said: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Did they give you permission? He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then return to your parents and seek their permission. If they permit you, then fine; otherwise, continue doing good to them.

Sayyiduna Muawiyah bin Jahimah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I want to perform jihad with you and I have come to consult you. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Is your mother alive? He replied: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then stay with her, for Paradise is at her feet. The narrator then related this hadith in the same way in a second and third gathering.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which deed is most beloved to Allah Almighty? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: To perform the prayer at its appointed time. I said: Then which one? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then being good to parents. I said: Then which one? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then striving in the way of Allah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned these matters to me, and if I had asked for more, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would have told me more.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: May the nose of that person be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust, who found his parents, both of them or one of them, in old age, but they did not cause him to enter Paradise.

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.