(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.