A man who goes on campaign while his parents are alive: may he do so?

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) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I pledge allegiance to you for jihad." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Is your father alive?" He said: "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go back and perform jihad by serving him, for in him you have an excellent opportunity to earn good through service."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a man came to the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek permission for jihad. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are your parents alive?" He said: "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform jihad by serving them."

It is narrated from Kurayb that a woman came with her son to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). Her son wanted to go for jihad, and his mother disliked it. Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to him: "Obey your mother and stay with her."

It is narrated from Zurarah bin Awfa that a man came to Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: "I want to go for jihad, but my parents are forbidding me." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "Obey your parents and stay with them, for the Byzantines will find others besides you to fight them."

Sayyiduna Talhah bin Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I want to go for jihad with you in the way of Allah, seeking by it the pleasure of Allah." He said: "Is your mother alive?" I said: "Yes." He said: "Hold fast to serving her." I said: "I do not think the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has understood me." I repeated my words again and again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Hold on to your mother's feet (serve her), for Paradise is right there."

It is narrated from Urwah that two men left their aged father alone and went off for jihad. When news of this reached Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he sent them both back and said: "Do not part from him until his death (stay with him)."

It is narrated from Ubaydullah bin Abi Yazid that a man asked Ubayd bin Umayr: "May a person go for jihad while his parents, or one of them, dislike his going?" He said: "No."

It is narrated from Salim or Abdullah bin Utbah that Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) intended to go for jihad, so his mother came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and complained, and he ordered him to stay. Then when Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) became Caliph, he again intended to go for jihad, so his mother came to Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) and complained, and he ordered him to stay. Muhammad bin Talhah said: "Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not compel me, or are you binding me to this?" Sayyiduna Uthman said: "But I will compel you."

It is narrated from Ma'n bin Abd al-Rahman that a man called Shayban went off for jihad towards Syria. His father was an old man, and his father recited verses about him: "O Shayban, how would you know of the many nights in which I gave you the evening drink of milk, and the evening drink is dear? Did you wait until, when you left me, I see one person as two though he stands near? O Shayban, if the armies spend the night being driven on, enduring days filled with calamities." When these verses reached Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he called his son back.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "When your mother gives you permission to go for jihad and you know that her wish is that you not go, then do not go; stay with her."

It is narrated from al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek permission for jihad. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Is your mother alive?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Stay with her and serve her."