I have read the Hadith answer regarding kindness to relatives wiping away sins.
I have heard another Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked him ‘Are your parents alive’ and not just ‘Is your mother alive’?
Are these the same Hadiths?
Answer:
This narration is recorded in Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Ibn Hibban and Mustadrak Hakim with the words ‘Are your parents alive?’
(Musnad Ahmad, vol. 2 pg. 14, Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 435, Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 4 pg. 155)
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded the Hadith with the words ‘Is your mother alive?’ See here.
Both versions may be quoted.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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