In ISLAM everyday is
Mothers Day
One day a man came to see the Prophet Muhammad, peace and
blessings be upon him.It seemed that he was trying to solve
something but couldn’t quite work it out.
So he asked the Prophet. ''Tell me, O
Prophet!'' I have many relatives and manyfriends whom I love,
and whom I wish to care for and help. But I often find
itdifficult to decide which of them has the greatest claim
upon me? Which of them should come first?'' The Prophet
replied immediately, ''Your mother should come first and
before all others.''
The man was very pleased to have this clear guidance from the
Prophet. But of course there were all his other relatives and
his friends, so he asked ''and after my mother, who has the
greatest claim upon me?'' The Prophet’s reply this second
time surprised him. ''Your mother!'' he said again.
The man wondered why the Prophet was repeating himself.
Perhaps he had not spoken clearly, the man thought, so he
asked the question again, ''What I want to know is, after my
mother, who has the greatest claim upon me? Again the Prophet
said ''your mother!''
Your mother, your mother, your mother!
The Prophet had now said it three times. Slowly, the man
realized why he had done so. ''The Prophet means that my
mother is extremely important, so much so that my duty to her
must be stressed over and over again. Even so, the man’s
thoughts ran on, ''what about all the others I love and wish
to care for?''
Still uncertain and wanting to know
more, he once again turned to the Prophet and said, ''and
after my mother, who comes after her? Is there anyone
besides her?'' The Prophet then replied ''after your
mother, your father.'' ''And then?'' asked the man. ''Then
people who are nearest to you,'' said the Prophet. Allah’s
peace and blessings be upon the Prophet.