Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "These genealogies (lineage, tribe) of yours are not a cause of disgrace for anyone. You are all the children of Adam and you are all equal to each other just as one sa’ (measure) is equal to another sa’. No one has superiority over another except in religion and piety. It is enough of a disgrace for a person that he is foul-mouthed, obscene in speech, and miserly." Hasan, narrated by Ahmad and Al-Bayhaqi in Shu’ab al-Iman.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Who is most deserving of my good conduct?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) replied, "Your mother." He asked, "Then who?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Your mother." He asked, "Then who?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Your mother." He asked, "Then who?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Your father." In another narration, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father, then the closest of your relatives, then the next closest." Agreed upon.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "May his nose be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust, may his nose be rubbed in dust!" It was asked: O Messenger of Allah! Whose? He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The one who finds one or both of his parents in old age and then does not enter Paradise (by treating them well)." Narrated by Muslim.

Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: My mother came to me while she was a polytheist. This was at the time when the treaty (of Hudaybiyyah) was made with the Quraysh. I said: O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, my mother has come to me and she desires good treatment from me, so should I maintain ties of kinship with her? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Yes! Maintain ties of kinship with her." Agreed upon.

Amr bin Al-Aas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "The family of Abu so-and-so are not my friends and supporters; my supporter is Allah and the righteous believers. However, there is a kinship with them which I will maintain through ties of kinship." Agreed upon.

Mughira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah has made disobedience to mothers, burying daughters alive, miserliness, and asking (begging) forbidden for you, and He has disliked for you idle talk, excessive questioning (about people's affairs), and wasting wealth." Agreed upon.

Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man's reviling his parents is a major sin." The Companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Does a man revile his own parents?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "Yes, he abuses another man's father, so (in return) that man abuses his father, and he abuses another man's mother, so (in return) that man abuses his mother." Agreed upon.

Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, after a man's father passes away, maintaining ties with his father's friends is the greatest act of goodness." Narrated by Muslim.

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever wishes that his provision be expanded and his life be prolonged, let him maintain the ties of kinship." Agreed upon.

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah created the creation, and when He finished with it, the womb (rahm) stood up and held onto the back of the Most Merciful (Ar-Rahman). He (the Most Merciful) said: 'What is this?' It (the womb) said: 'This is the place of one who seeks refuge with You from severing ties.' He said: 'Are you not pleased that I will maintain ties with the one who maintains ties with you, and I will sever ties with the one who severs ties with you?' The womb said: 'Yes, my Lord, I am pleased.' He said: 'Then that is for you.' " Agreed upon.