After the butcher came back and looked at his deceased parents in the basket, he understood the whole matter. Then, kissing the hands of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام he said, ‘It seems that you are the Prophet of Allah, Mūsā Kalīmullāĥ (عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام).’ Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام asked, ‘How did you recognise me?’ He replied, ‘My parents would make the following prayer beseechingly every day: O Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ)! Bless us with death whilst we are beholding Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام. Due to their sudden death, I realised that you must be Sayyidunā Mūsā (عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام).’
The butcher further said, ‘Whenever my mother ate food, she would get delighted and make the following prayer for me: O Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ)! Make my son the companion of Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام in Paradise.’ Sayyidunā Mūsā عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام said, ‘Congratulations! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made you my companion in Paradise.’ (Nuzĥa-tul-Majālis, vol. 1, pp. 266)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!
Dear Islamic brothers! You have just heard how the prayers of parents are answered for their offspring! Likewise, if parents curse their children in anger, it also produces its effects. Therefore, we should always keep our parents happy. The Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘Parents are your Hell and Paradise.’ (Sunan Ibn Mājaĥ, vol. 4, pp. 186, Ḥadīš 3662)