280—(He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “Indeed, among the gravest major sins is for a man to curse his own parents.” (The people found it inconceivable that a rational believer would curse his parents, who were the cause of his existence.) They therefore asked, “How could a man curse his own parents?” He replied: “He reviles another man’s father, so that man reviles his father; and he reviles the other man’s mother, so that man reviles his mother.” Agreed upon.) p. 225

Authentic. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (4/109), Muslim (1/64–65), as well as Abū Dāwūd (5141), al-Tirmidhī (1/347), and Ahmad (2/164, 216), from the hadith of Abd Allah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: “The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said…” and then cited the hadith. The wording is al-Bukhārī’s, except for the words enclosed in parentheses, which are an explanatory comment by the author; the parentheses are also his. Al-Tirmidhī said, “A good and authentic hadith.”

281—(Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-Ās reported: A man came to the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and sought his permission to take part in jihad. He asked, “Are your parents alive?” The man replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then strive in their service.” Agreed upon. In another narration from him, he said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, “I pledge allegiance to you for emigration and jihad, seeking reward from Allah.” He asked, “Is either of your parents alive?” He replied, “Yes—indeed, both of them are alive.” He asked, “Do you seek reward from Allah?” He replied, “Yes.” He said, “Then return to your parents and treat them with the best companionship.” Narrated by Muslim.) p. 225

Authentic. It was narrated by al-Bukhārī (2/248; 4/108–109), Muslim (3/8), Abū Dāwūd (2529), al-Nasā’ī (2/54), al-Tirmidhī (1/313), and Ahmad (2/165, 188, 193, 197, 221), by way of Habīb ibn Abī Thābit, from Abū al-Abbās, from Abd Allah ibn Amr, in the first version. In a narration recorded by the two Shaykhs and others, Habīb explicitly stated that he had heard it directly. Muslim also narrated it by way of Yazīd ibn Abī Habīb, who reported that Nāim, the freedman of Umm Salamah, related to him that Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-Ās said—and he then cited the second version. Ahmad also narrated it through this route (2/163–164).