It is narrated from Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to him and said: I have a wife, but my mother is ordering me to divorce her. (Hearing this) Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "The father is the best door of Paradise; if you wish, safeguard this door, and if you wish, waste it." Hasan, narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الآداب / 4928
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:لم تتمّ دراسته | زبیر علی زئی:حسن
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «حسن، رواه الترمذي (1900 وقال: صحيح) و ابن ماجه (2089)»