✦ STANDING BY MOTHERS BEDSIDE ✦
☛ A Small Beautiful Inspirational Story
A long time ago there lived a great saint. His name was Sharafud-Din and he loved his mother very much. Once, when Sharafud-Din was still small, his mother fell very ill and had to stay in bed. One night she awoke with a burning thirst and called out to her son to bring her a bowl of water.
The young boy hurried to her bedside, but when he returned to her bedside with the water, he discovered that she had fallen asleep again. Sharafud-Din was not sure what to do. Should he wake her up or wait until she awoke, or leave the water by her bedside and go back to bed himself? He decided to wait until she awoke. Minutes passed…hours passed…the night passed…and still the small boy waited patiently with the water at his mother’s side. Finally his mother awoke a little after the first light of dawn had paled the sky, and to her surprise there was her beloved son at her side.
“How long have you been standing here?” she asked. “You haven’t been there all night have you?”
‘Yes, mother,” he replied, “I have been here since you asked me to bring you some water.”
His mother was deeply touched by his devotion, and asked Allah to pour His blessings on her son. One day he grew up to be a great saint!
✔ Indeed, Islam orders us to be kind and loyal to parents. Referring to this, Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran: “And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age while with you, say not to them so much as, "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word”. [Surah Al Isra 17:23].
☞ The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) continually used to remind his followers of the status of the mother and the obligation of being good to one's parents. The following narrations is a beautiful example of the noble position of the mother:
☞ Ibn Majah it is mentioned that The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) told a person, “Be at your mother’s feet and there is the Paradise.” [Ibn Majah, Sunan, Hadith no. 2771].
✔ A man came to The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Who from amongst mankind warrants the best companionship from me? He replied: "Your mother." The man asked: Then who? So he replied: "Your mother." The man then asked: Then who? So the Prophet replied again: "Your mother." The man then asked: Then who? So he replied: "Then your father." [Sahih Bukhari 5971 & Sahih Muslim 7/2].
☛ A Small Beautiful Inspirational Story
A long time ago there lived a great saint. His name was Sharafud-Din and he loved his mother very much. Once, when Sharafud-Din was still small, his mother fell very ill and had to stay in bed. One night she awoke with a burning thirst and called out to her son to bring her a bowl of water.
The young boy hurried to her bedside, but when he returned to her bedside with the water, he discovered that she had fallen asleep again. Sharafud-Din was not sure what to do. Should he wake her up or wait until she awoke, or leave the water by her bedside and go back to bed himself? He decided to wait until she awoke. Minutes passed…hours passed…the night passed…and still the small boy waited patiently with the water at his mother’s side. Finally his mother awoke a little after the first light of dawn had paled the sky, and to her surprise there was her beloved son at her side.
“How long have you been standing here?” she asked. “You haven’t been there all night have you?”
‘Yes, mother,” he replied, “I have been here since you asked me to bring you some water.”
His mother was deeply touched by his devotion, and asked Allah to pour His blessings on her son. One day he grew up to be a great saint!
✔ Indeed, Islam orders us to be kind and loyal to parents. Referring to this, Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran: “And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age while with you, say not to them so much as, "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word”. [Surah Al Isra 17:23].
☞ The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) continually used to remind his followers of the status of the mother and the obligation of being good to one's parents. The following narrations is a beautiful example of the noble position of the mother:
☞ Ibn Majah it is mentioned that The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) told a person, “Be at your mother’s feet and there is the Paradise.” [Ibn Majah, Sunan, Hadith no. 2771].
✔ A man came to The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Who from amongst mankind warrants the best companionship from me? He replied: "Your mother." The man asked: Then who? So he replied: "Your mother." The man then asked: Then who? So the Prophet replied again: "Your mother." The man then asked: Then who? So he replied: "Then your father." [Sahih Bukhari 5971 & Sahih Muslim 7/2].
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