<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the Hadith on filial piety toward parents from the perspective of the Prophet Muhammad's traditions and examine its implications for the sandwich generation phenomenon. This research employed a qualitative descriptive approach based on library research. The analysis utilized the Ma‘ānī al-Ḥadīth approach, encompassing textual, intertextual, and contextual interpretations, supported by three takhrij methods (keyword, initial text, and first narrator) to verify the authenticity of the Hadith. The findings reveal that the Hadith on filial piety transmitted through al-Tirmidhī is classified as ṣaḥīḥ li-dhātihī, as it fulfills the established criteria of authentic transmission and content. Textually, the Hadith emphasizes that serving and honoring one's parents is a form of jihad. Intertextually, it is closely related to other Hadiths that rank filial piety immediately after performing prayer on time among the most beloved deeds to Allah. Contextually, when jihad is not an individual obligation and parents require care and assistance, serving them takes precedence. In the context of the sandwich generation, the Hadith provides ethical guidance for balancing responsibilities toward parents and the nuclear family through patience, sincerity, and responsibility. The study concludes that the values of birr al-wālidayn remain highly relevant as moral and religious principles for addressing the economic, social, and psychological challenges encountered by the contemporary sandwich generation.]]>
