27/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1900 — Father Is a Gate to Paradise
What Has Been About The Virtue Of Pleasing One's Parents
Hadith About the Father as the Middle Gate to Paradise
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1900
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1900
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِي امْرَأَةً وَإِنَّ أُمِّي تَأْمُرُنِي بِطَلاَقِهَا . قَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ الْبَابَ أَوِ احْفَظْهُ " . قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ إِنَّ أُمِّي وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَبِي . وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَأَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيُّ اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ .
Abu Darda’ Narrated from:
Abu 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami narrated from Abu Ad Darda'.: He Said That A Man Came And Said : "I Have A Wife Whom My Mother Has Ordered Me To Divorce." So Abu Ad-Darda Said: " I Heard The Messenger Of Allah Saying: 'The Father Is The Middle Gate To Paradise. So If You Wish, Then Neglect That Door, Or Protect It.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1900In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1900
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1900
This Hadith about the father as the middle gate to Paradise is narrated from Abu Ad-Darda. A man came and said that he had a wife and that his mother had ordered him to divorce her. Abu Ad-Darda responded by saying that he heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say, “The father is the middle gate to Paradise. So if you wish, then neglect that door, or protect it.” The text also notes that Sufyan sometimes said “my mother” and sometimes “my father” in the wording of the question. Abu Eisa graded this Hadith Sahih. The main teaching is to treat the parent’s place with care and not take it lightly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith describes the father as the middle gate to Paradise.
- A person is warned not to neglect that door.
- The narration shows the serious place of parents in a Muslim’s life.
