One day a man came to see the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon
him. It seemed that he was trying to solve something but couldn't quite work it
out. So he asked the Prophet. ''Tell me, O Prophet!'' I have many relatives and
many friends whom I love, and whom I wish to care for and help. But I often
find it difficult to decide which of them has the greatest claim upon me? Which
of them should come first?'' The Prophet replied immediately, ''Your mother
should come first and before all others.''
The man was very pleased to have this clear guidance from the Prophet. But of
course there were all his other relatives and his friends, so he asked ''and
after my mother, who has the greatest claim upon me?'' The Prophet's reply this
second time surprised him. ''Your mother!'' he said again.
The man wondered why the Prophet was repeating himself. Perhaps he had not
spoken clearly, the man thought, so he asked the question again, ''What I want
to know is, after my mother, who has the greatest claim upon me? Again the
Prophet said ''your mother!''
Your mother, your mother, your mother!
The Prophet had now said it three times. Slowly, the man realized why he had
done so. ''The Prophet means that my mother is extremely important, so much so
that my duty to her must be stressed over and over again. Even so, the man's
thoughts ran on, ''what about all the others I love and wish to care for?''
Still uncertain and wanting to know more, he once again turned to the Prophet
and said, ''and after my mother, who comes after her? Is there anyone besides
her?'' The Prophet then replied ''after your mother, your father.'' ''And
then?'' asked the man. ''Then people who are nearest to you,'' said the
Prophet. Allah's peace and blessings be upon the Prophet.
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