and made them the source of providing us with unparalleled love and a
sound upbringing. However, when we grow up, we tend to forget the
period of our infancy and childhood and disregard their efforts. What
ingratitude can be worse than this?
The very least we can do for our parents is to show goodness and kind
treatment towards them while they are alive, and supplicate for them,
offer charity and other righteous deeds on their behalf after their
death.
Allaah The Almighty mentions the virtues of being good to one's
parents in conjunction with worshipping Him alone when He Says )what
means(:}"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And
that you are dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them
attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor
shout at them but address them in terms of honour.And lower unto them
the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: `My Lord!
Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was
young.'"{]Quran, 17: 23-24[.
The Prophetclassified being undutiful to parents as one of the great
major sins and mentioned it along with associating partners with
Allaah The Almighty in His worship. Hesaid:"Shall I not inform you
about the most grievous of the grave sins?"His Companions
replied,"Indeed, O Messenger of Allaah!"Hesaid:"Associating anything
with Allaah )in worship(, and being undutiful to parents, )he was
reclining at that time, then he sat up and said(: )beware of( false
testimony or false utterance."He repeated it so many times that his
Companions wished that he would become silent. ]Al-Bukhaari and
Muslim[.
A man came to the Prophetand asked,"Which of the people is most
deserving of my good companionship?"Hereplied:"It is your mother."The
man asked,"Who is next?"Hereplied:"It is your mother."The man then
asked,"Who is next?"Hereplied:"It is your mother."Then the man
asked,"Who is next?"The Prophetreplied:"It is your
father."]Al-Bukhaari[.
Abu Hurayrahnarrated that the Prophetsaid:"Let him be humiliated! Let
him be humiliated! Let him be humiliated!"It was asked,"Who, O
Messenger of Allaah?"Hereplied:"He whose parents reach old age, either
one or both of them, and who does not enter Paradise )due to not being
dutiful to them(."]Muslim[
Dutifulness to parents is one of the reasons behind the forgiveness of
sins. Ibn 'Umarboth, said that a man came to the Prophetand said,"I
have committed a great sin, can I repent from it?"The Prophetasked:"Is
your mother alive?"and in another narration he asked:"Are you parents
alive?"The man replied,"No"so the Prophetasked:"Do you have a maternal
aunt?"The man replied,"Yes"Thereupon, the Prophetsaid:"Then be dutiful
to her."]At-Tirmithi[.
'Ali ibn Abi Taalibsaid,"If there was anything less than this
expression )i.e., saying 'Uff' to one's parents( as a form of being
undutiful, Allaah would have forbidden that expression."Allaah The
Almighty also mentions gratefulness to Him along with being grateful
to one's parents when He says )what means(:"Give thanks to Me and to
your parents. Unto Me is the final destination."]Quran, 31: 14[
These narrations inspire you to be dutiful to your parents and respect
and glorify them. Do not be negligent of the saying of the
Prophet:"The pleasure of the Lord is in pleasing your parents, and the
wrath of the Lord )upon the child( is if he makes them
angry."]At-Tabaraani[.
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