The Meaning of a Companion Saying to the Messenger ﷺ, “I Sacrifice My Father and Mother for You”

Question:
This questioner, Abu Sa'id, says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. I ask your honor to clarify the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he says in several places, or when a Companion says, “I sacrifice my father and mother for you.”

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. When a Companion says to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “I sacrifice my father and mother for you, O Messenger of Allah,” it means that he would ransom him with his father and his mother (peace and blessings be upon him). This is part of the Companions' love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to the extent that they preferred their love for him over their love for their fathers and mothers, and even over their own selves, and over their love for their own selves. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
This indicates the intensity of love for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, Hassan ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said in his response to those who mocked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “My honor, and the honor of my father and my mother, is a shield for the honor of Muhammad against you.” Yes.