Hadith 6187

Chapter 18

باب 18

(18) بَابُ عَرْضِ الإِسْلاَمِ عَلَى الأُمِّ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ

(18) Chapter: Offering Islam to a Christian mother
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ هِشَامُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَثِيرٍ السُّحَيْمِيُّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ: مَا سَمِعَ بِي أَحَدٌ، يَهُودِيٌّ وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيٌّ، إِلاَّ أَحَبَّنِي، إِنَّ أُمِّي كُنْتُ أُرِيدُهَا عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَتَأْبَى، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا، فَأَبَتْ، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ: ادْعُ اللَّهَ لَهَا، فَدَعَا، فَأَتَيْتُهَا، وَقَدْ أَجَافَتْ عَلَيْهَا الْبَابَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ، فَأَخْبَرْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ: ادْعُ اللَّهَ لِي وَلِأُمِّي، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ، عَبْدُكَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَأُمُّهُ، أَحِبَّهُمَا إِلَى النَّاسِ.


Abu Hurayra said, "Neither Jew nor Christian has heard me and then notloved me. I wanted my mother to become Muslim, but she refused. I told herabout it and she still refused. I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, and said, 'Pray to Allah for me.' He did so and I wentto her. She was inside the door of the house and said, 'Abu Hurayra, I havebecome Muslim.' I told the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,and I asked, 'Make supplication to Allah for me and my mother.' He said,'O Allah, make people love Abu Hurayra and his mother.'"

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 34

In-book reference: Book 1, Hadith 34

English translation: Book 1, Hadith 34