Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: By Allah! Allah has not created any believer who, if he hears about me or sees me, will not begin to love me. I asked: O Abu Hurairah, how did you come to know this? He replied: My mother was a polytheist woman. I used to invite her to Islam, but she would not accept my words. Once, I invited her, and she said things about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) that I did not like. I went to the service of the Prophet (peace be upon him) while I was crying. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), I invite my mother to Islam, but she does not accept my invitation. I keep inviting her, but now she has said things about you that I did not like. So please pray to Allah that He grants guidance to the mother of Abu Hurairah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: O Allah! Grant guidance to this woman. (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says:) When I came to the door of my house, it was closed. I heard the sound of water falling and the sound of footsteps. My mother said: O Abu Hurairah, stay where you are. Then my mother quickly put on her clothes, covered herself with a sheet, and opened the door. She said: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. Just as I had previously come to the Prophet (peace be upon him) crying, I now returned to him crying with joy. I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), I bring you glad tidings! Allah has accepted your supplication. Allah has granted guidance to the mother of Abu Hurairah. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), pray to Allah that He instills love for me and my mother in the hearts of His believing servants, and instills their love in my heart. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) prayed: O Allah, make Your servant and his mother beloved to Your believing servants, and make the believers beloved to both of them.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Abu Kathir Suhaimi’s name is Yazid bin Abdur Rahman.