Family · Sahih
A man asked, “Who is most deserving of my good companionship?” He ﷺ said, “Your mother.” “Then who?” “Your mother.” “Then who?” “Your mother.” “Then who?” “Your father.”
Narrated by Abu Hurairah·Sahih al-Bukhari 5971 · Sahih Muslim 2548
جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَنْ أَحَقُّ النَّاسِ بِحُسْنِ صَحَابَتِي؟ قَالَ: أُمُّكَ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: أُمُّكَ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: أُمُّكَ. قَالَ: ثُمَّ مَنْ؟ قَالَ: أَبُوكَ
The chain·1 names
The names as the compiler wrote them — not a new rijal file. Open Isnad to see how those names are weighed.
رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
Three times the mother, then the father. The repetition is the teaching. Care for the one who carried you is worship.