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عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ:
” إِنِّي خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَنِي ، وَخَطَبَهَا غَيْرِي فأَحَبَّتْ أَنْ تَنْكِحَهُ ، فَغِرْتُ عَلَيْهَا ، فَقَتَلْتُهَا ، فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ ؟ قَالَ : أُمُّكَ حَيَّةٌ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : تُبْ إِلَى اللَّهِ ، وَتَقَرَّبْ إِلَيْهِ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ . فَسَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ : لِمَ سَأَلْتَهُ عَنْ حَيَاةِ أُمِّهِ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنِّي لَا أَعْلَمُ عَمَلًا أَقْرَبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْ بِرِّ الْوَالِدَةِ ” .

On the authority of ‘Atā Ibn Yasār on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbās that a man came to him and said:

I proposed to a woman and she refused to marry me and then some-else proposed to her and she desired to marry him and so I became jealous and killed her; is there Tawbah for me?

Ibn ‘Abbās said: Is your mother alive?

He said: No

Ibn ‘Abbās said: Repent to Allaah and seek nearness to him with what you can.

So I asked Ibn ‘Abbās: Why did you ask if his mother was alive?

He said: I know of no deed that is nearer to Allāh other than righteousness to ones mother.
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Source:
Aadaab Al-Mufrad Al-Bukhaari no.4 Authenticated by Shaykh Albaani