…4/76, through the chain of Zuhayr b. Muawiyah – Zubayd b. al-Harith al-Yami – Muharib b. Dithar – Ibn Buraydah – his father: “We were travelling with the Prophet ﷺ, nearly one thousand riders in all. He dismounted and prayed two rakʿahs, then turned to us, tears flowing from his eyes. ʿUmar b. al-Khattab rose to him, sacrificing father and mother for him, and asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, what is the matter?’ He replied: ‘I asked my Lord to allow me to seek forgiveness for my mother, but He did not permit me, so my eyes wept out of pity for her because of the Fire. I had previously forbidden you three things: 1) visiting graves—visit them now, for they remind you of what is good for you; 2) eating the meat of the sacrificial animals after three days—eat of it and keep it as you wish; 3) drinking from certain types of vessels—drink from any vessel you like, but do not drink anything intoxicating.’ The chain is authentic. Muslim recorded the narration in his Sahih (no. 977) without the episode concerning his mother, through the route of Abu Bakr b. Abi Shaybah – Muhammad b. Fudayl – Dirar b. Murrah – Muharib b. Dithar. The specific account about his mother is also in Muslim (no. 976), from Abu Hurayrah: “The Prophet ﷺ visited his mother’s grave, wept and caused those around him to weep. He said: ‘I asked my Lord to allow me to seek forgiveness for her, and He did not grant it; I then asked permission to visit her grave, and He granted it. Therefore visit graves, for they remind of death.’ A similar report is transmitted from Ibn ʿAbbas by al-Tabarani in al-Kabir (49/12), but its chain contains an unknown narrator. * Sources: al-Dhahabi, Tarikh al-Islam, 4/103/2; Abu’l-Qasim al-Rafiʿi, al-Tadwin fi Tarikh Qazwin, folios 258/2–260/1. (1) His kunyah is Abu Muhammad.