Who is most rightful of good conduct?

A person once asked: “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Who is most rightful of my good conduct?” He صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Your mother.” Again, the person asked: “Who after this?” For a second time, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Your mother.” The person asked again: “Who after this?” For a third time, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Your mother.” The person asked yet again: “Who after this?” Then the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: “Your father.”^[1]

A wounded finger

Sayyiduna Bayazeed Bistami رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه states: “During a bitterly cold winter night, my mother once asked me for water. I filled a glass with water and brought it to her, but she had fallen asleep. I did not consider it right to wake her, so I stood and waited for her to wake up. A long time passed, and some water which had spilt out of the glass had come onto my finger and frozen to ice, freezing it against the glass.

When my mother woke up, I presented the glass of water to her. As I gave the glass to her, the ice frozen on my finger caused my skin to tear as the glass left my hand, and it began to bleed. My mother saw this and asked about what had happened. I then explained the entire situation. My mother then raised her hands and made Du’a by saying: ‘O Allah Almighty! I am pleased with him, so You also remain pleased with him.’^[2]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Introduction to the booklet “Oceanic Dome”

Dear Islamic brothers! Islam has honoured mothers with such an