مسند الحميدي
Musnad al-Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu al-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadith Number 399
Hadith 399
399 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ: ثنا عَطَاءُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِنَّ أَبِي يَأْمُرُنِي بِطَلَاقِهَا، فَقَالَ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «الْوَالِدُ أَوْسَطُ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ» فَأَضِعْ ذَلِكَ أَوِ احْفَظْهُ، وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ سُفْيَانُ إِنَّ أُمِّي وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمِّي وَأَبِي
It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him): A man came to him and said: My father is commanding me to divorce my wife. So Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “The father is the middle gate of Paradise. (It is up to you) whether you waste it or protect it.” The narrator named Sufyan sometimes narrated these words: My mother has commanded me this, and sometimes he narrated these words: My mother (the narrator is in doubt, perhaps these are the words) or my father has commanded me this.
