لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ وَالِدِهِ، وَوَلَدِهِ، وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
None of you attains the intended completeness of faith until I am dearer to them than their parent, child, and all people.
Source: البخاري ومسلم
أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ means “dearer to them”; وَالِدِهِ means “their parent,” وَلَدِهِ “their child,” and النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ “all people.” Love for the Prophet ﷺ is shown through honoring and following his teaching.
أَكُونَ in حَتَّى أَكُونَ is first-person singular: “until I become.” أَحَبَّ is a comparative/superlative form indicating greater love. The report teaches religious priority; it does not cancel duties owed to parents or children.