Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #28058

Ibn Abi Umar told us, Sufyan bin Uyaynah told us, on the authority of Ata’ bin Al-Sa’ib Al-Hujaimi, on the authority of Abu Abdul Rahman Al-Sulami, on the authority of Abu Al-Darda’, that a man came to him and said, “I have a wife and my mother commands me to divorce her.” Abu Al-Darda’ said, “I heard the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him.” God, peace and blessings be upon him, says: “The father is the middle of the gates of Paradise. If you wish, close that gate or guard it.” He said, and Ibn Abi Umar said: Perhaps Sufyan said, “My mother,” and perhaps he said, “My father.” And this is an authentic hadith. Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami’s name is Abdullah bin Habib. .