Understanding Islam — Page 239
237 ‘Abdull ā h ibn Amr ibn ‘ Ā s ra relates that a man came to the Holy Prophet sa and said: I wish to make a covenant with you to emigrate and fight in the cause of Allah, seeking my reward from Him. He inquired: Is either of your parents alive? The man said: Indeed, both of them. The Holy Prophet sa asked him: Do you seek reward from Allah? The man said: Yes. The Holy Prophet sa said: Then return to your parents and serve them well (Bukh ā r ī and Muslim). Another version is: A man came and asked permission to join in the fighting. The Holy Prophet sa asked him: Are your parents alive? The man said: Yes. He said: Then find your fighting in serving them. #323 ‘Abdull ā h ibn Amr ra relates that the Holy Prophet sa said: One who reciprocates in doing good is not the one who upholds the ties of kinship. It is the one who upholds them when the other party sunders them (Bukh ā r ī ). #324 Amr ibn Shu‘aib ra relates on the authority of his father who heard it from his father, that the Holy Prophet sa said: He who has no compassion for our