Al-Adab al-Mufrad

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No son can repay the favors of his father, except that he finds his father as a slave, buys him, and sets him free (then he can fulfill his right)."

Saeed bin Abu Burdah says that I heard my father narrate that Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw a man from Yemen performing Tawaf of the Ka'bah, and he had his mother on his back, and he was reciting these verses: "I am a trained camel for my mother; if her mounts are frightened, I will not be frightened." Then he asked Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): What do you think, have I repaid my mother? He said: No, not even for a single breath (of her labor). Then Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) performed Tawaf and, coming to Maqam Ibrahim, offered two rak'ahs and said: O son of Abu Musa! Every two rak'ahs become an expiation for the sins committed before them.

Abu Murrah, the freed slave of Sayyiduna Aqeel (may Allah be pleased with him), says that Marwan used to appoint Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) as his deputy, and he used to live in Dhul-Hulaifah, and his mother lived in one house, and he himself lived in another house. Abu Murrah says that whenever Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to go somewhere, he would stand at the door of his mother’s (house) and say: O my dear mother! Peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah. Then his mother would reply: And peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah. He (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him) would say: May Allah have mercy on you as you raised me in my childhood. In response, she would say: May Allah have mercy on you as you have treated me kindly in my old age. And when he returned, he would do the same.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to pledge allegiance for migration, and his parents were crying because of his separation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back to them and make them laugh just as you made them cry."

Abu Murrah, the freed slave of Umm Hani bint Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with her), reported that I rode with Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) towards his land in the region of ‘Aqiq. When he entered his land, he raised his voice and said: “O my mother, peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah.” His mother replied with similar words. Then Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “May Allah have mercy on you as you raised me when I was a child.” His mother said: “My son! May Allah give you the best reward and be pleased and happy with you, just as you have shown kindness to me now that you are grown.” The narrator of the hadith, Musa bin Ya’qub, says: The name of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) is Abdullah bin Amr.