Hadith about the mother
6 hadith about the mother, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.
Sahih Muslim — Number 4627 · Grading: صحيح
مَنْ أَحَقُّ النَّاسِ بِحُسْنِ صَحَابَتِي ؟ قَالَ : أُمُّكَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ : ثُمَّ أُمُّكَ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ : ثُمَّ أُمُّكَ ؟ قَالَ : ثُمَّ مَنْ ؟ قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَبُوكَ
Translation: Abu Huraira reported that a person came to Allah, 's Messenger (ﷺ) and said:Who among the people is most deserving of a fine treatment from my hand? He said: Your mother. He again said: Then who (is the next one)? He said: Again it is your mother (who deserves the best treatment from you). He said: Then who (is the next one)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Again, it is your mother. He (again) said: Then who? Thereupon he said: Then it is your father. In the hadith transmitted on the authority of Qutalba, there is no mention of the word" the people (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: أبو هريرة الدوسي · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 2439 · Grading: صحيح
قَدِمَتْ عَلَيَّ أُمِّي وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَاسْتَفْتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، قُلْتُ : وَهِيَ رَاغِبَةٌ ، أَفَأَصِلُ أُمِّي ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، صِلِي أُمَّكِ
Translation: Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:My mother came to me during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and she was a pagan. I said to Allah's Apostle (seeking his verdict), "My mother has come to me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relations with her?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, keep good relation with her (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: أسماء بنت أبي بكر القرشية · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)
Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 2470 · Grading: صحيح خَيْرُكُمْ قَرْنِي ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ، ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ . قَالَ عِمْرَانُ : لَا أَدْرِي ، أَذَكَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بَعْدُ قَرْنَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةً ، قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : إِنَّ بَعْدَكُمْ قَوْمًا يَخُونُونَ وَلَا يُؤْتَمَنُونَ ، وَيَشْهَدُونَ وَلَا يُسْتَشْهَدُونَ ، وَيَنْذِرُونَ وَلَا يَفُونَ ، وَيَظْهَرُ فِيهِمُ السِّمَنُ Translation: Narrated Zahdam bin Mudarrib:I heard `Imran bin Husain saying, "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'The best people are those living in my generation, then those coming after them, and then those coming after (the second generation)." `Imran said "I do not know whether the Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned two or three generations after your present generation. …