Mishkat al-Masabih 4911 — Manners

AbuHurayrah Narrated from:

A man asked, "who is more deserving of my good companionship?" He said, "Your mother." He asked, "Who next?" He said, "Your mother." He asked (again), "Who next?" And he repeated, "Your mother, (when) he asked (again) "who next?" he said, "Your father," According to another version: He said, "Your mother. Then, you mother. Then your mother, then, your father. Then your relative, nearer then nearer, in sequence." [1]