Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2542 — Kindness to parents

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Harmalah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and prayed with him (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he (peace and blessings be upon him) looked at the faces of the people, but right after the prayer was performed he could barely make out the people's faces (because of the darkness). Then, when the time of departure drew near, I said: O Messenger of Allah, advise me." Then he mentioned the complete hadith. And (the narrator says): My father Ulaybah was exceedingly devoted to his father Harmalah. When they were at home, he would look for the most comfortable and soft place and seat his father there; at meals he would choose the meatiest and finest portion and present it to him; and when they were on a journey, he would look for the smoothest-paced and most comfortable camel among his mounts and seat his father on it. This was his kindness and goodness to his father.
The chain of this report contains Dirghamah bin Ulaybah and his father, regarding whose reliability the hadith scholars have spoken; however, this is a moving incident in the chapter of kindness to parents.