حَدَّثَنَا
حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , حَدَّثَنَا
شَرِيكٌ , عَنْ
عَطَاءٍ , عَنْ
أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ , قَالَ : أَتَى رَجُلٌ
أَبَا الدَّرْدَاءِ , فَقَالَ : إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي بِنْتُ عَمِّي وَأَنَا أُحِبُّهَا , وَإِنَّ وَالِدَتِي تَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أُطَلِّقَهَا , فَقَالَ : لَا آمُرُكَ أَنْ تُطَلِّقَهَا , وَلَا آمُرُكَ أَنْ تَعْصِيَ وَالِدَتَكَ , وَلَكِنْ أُحَدِّثُكَ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ :
" إِنَّ الْوَالِدَةَ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ " فَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَأَمْسِكْ , وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَدَعْ.
Abu Abdur Rahman Salmi says that a man came to Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, "My wife is my paternal uncle's daughter. I love her very much, but my mother orders me to divorce her." He replied, "I command you to divorce your wife and not to disobey your mother. However, I will tell you a hadith which I heard from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): 'The mother is the middle gate of Paradise; now if you wish, keep to it, or if you wish, leave it.'"