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Has a Ḥadīth been narrated in which the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "If my mother were alive, and the Ishā' prayer was established and began with Al-Fātiḥah, and the door of my house was open, and she called me, 'O my son, O Muḥammad,' I would leave the prayer and go answer her call," and what is its authenticity, if it exists?

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There is no basis for this statement, and it is not permissible to attribute it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. A Muslim does not interrupt an obligatory prayer to answer the call of his parents; rather, he alerts them with a voice or recitation, then lightens his prayer and answers their call. As for a supererogatory prayer, he interrupts it to answer his parents.

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