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About Being Dutiful To The Maternal Aunt

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Darussalam · Volume 4

25. Chapters On Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

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الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 468

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1904. Al-Barā' bin 'Āzib narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The maternal aunt holds the same status as the mother." (Sahīh) There is a long story with this Hadīth. This Hadīth is Sahīh. (Another chain) from Ibn 'Umar, that a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh! I was afflicted by a tremendous

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١٩٠٤ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبِي ، عَنْ ‌إِسْرَائِيلَ، (ح) وَحَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ وَهُوَ ابْنُ مَدُّوَيْهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى ، عَنْ ‌إِسْرَائِيلَ وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ ، عَنِ ‌الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الْخَالَةُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْأُمِّ» وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ. ١٩٠٤ (م ١) - حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، عَنْ ‌مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ ، عَنِ ‌ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، «أَنَّ رَجُلًا» أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ ذَنْبًا عَظِيمًا، فَهَلْ لِي تَوْبَةٌ؟ قَالَ: هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ أُمٍّ؟ قَالَ: لَا. قَالَ: هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ خَالَةٍ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ. قَالَ: فَبِرَّهَا وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ. ١٩٠٤ (م ٢) - حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌سُفْيَانُ. عَنْ ‌مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَحْوَهُ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، وَهَذَا أَصَحُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ. وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ حَفْصٍ هُوَ: ابْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ

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The Hadith tells us that respectful behaviour and dutifulness towards one's mother or other female relatives that stand in a similar place, viz. one's maternal aunt or grandmother etc. are deeds of such great virtue that they can win Allāh's mercy and forgiveness even for the worst types of sinners.