From the infancy of a human child to the maturity, it is
the selfless and unparallel love and care of his parents which brings the child
from the stage of weakness and helplessness to strength and independence. The
sacrifices of the mother are more than father as she carries the baby for 9
months, encounters pains and discomforts.
The Commandments
of the Creator through the Glorious Qur’an are given below:
Surah al-Isra’ Ayah 23 and 24: “Your
Lord has ordained that you must not worship anything other than Him, and that you must be kind to your parents.
If either or both of your parents should become advanced in age, do not express to them word which show your slightest
disappointment. Never dispute with them but always speak to them with kindness.” “Be humble and merciful
towards them and say “Lord, have mercy upon them as they cherished
me in my childhood.”
Surah Baqarah Ayah 83: “We made
a covenant with the children of Isra’il that they should not worship anyone except Me that they
should serve their parents.”
Surah al-Nisa Ayah 36: “Worship
Allah and consider no one equal to Him. Be kind to your parents…”
Surah al-In’aam Ayah 151: “(Muhammad),
say, let me tell about what your Lord has commanded: Do not consider anything equal to
Allah; be kind to your parents…”
Surah Luqman Ayah 14 and 15: “(Concerning his parents), We
advised the man, whose mother bears him with great
pain (weakness after weakness) and
breast-feeds him for two years, to give thanks to Me first and then tothem; to Me all things proceed..” “If they try to force you to consider things equal to Me, of whom
you have no knowledge, do
not obey them. Maintain lawful relations with them in this world and follow the
path of those who turn in
repentance to Me. To Me will all return and I shall tell you all that you have
done.”
Surah al-Ah’qaf Ayah 15: “We
have advised the human being to be kind to his parents; his mother bore him with hardships and delivered him while
suffering a great deal of pain. The period in which his mother bore d weaned lasted for 30 months.
When he grew up to manhood and became 40 years old, he then said, “Lord, inspire me to give You thanks for the
bounties You have granted to me and my parents, and to act righteously to please You.”
Surah Ibrahim Ayah 41: “Lord, on
the Day of Judgment, forgive me and my parents and all the believers.”
Surah Nuh Ayah 28: “Lord,
forgive me, my parents, and the believers who have entered my house….”
Surah Ankaboot Ayah 8: “We have
advised the human being, “Be kind to your parents. Do not obey them if they force you to consider equal to Me
things which you do not know.”
Surah al-Baqarah Ayah 215: “They ask you
what to spend for the cause of Allah, (Muhammad), tell them that whatever you spend, give it to
your parents, the relatives, the orphans, the destitute, and those who may be
in urgent need of money while on a journey.
Whatever good you do, Allah is certainly is aware of it.”
Hadees-e-Qudsi (Allah’s words
not in Qur’an): “I swear by My Glory and Power that if a person is disobedient to his parents, comes to Me with
all the good deeds of all the Prophets; I will not accept them from him.”
The Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) said:
The Greatest Sins are “Shirk” and disobedience
of parents. One who hurts his parents hurts me, and one who hurts me hurts Allah. There are
three types of sins which are punished in this world; the first is “A’q-al-Waledain” (Disowned by parents),
second is injustice upon people, third is thanklessness of favors. A man came to the Noble Prophet
(s.a.w.a.s.) and said: “I have committed every type of sins. Is there any
chance of repentance for
me? The Noble Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “Go and do goodness to your father to
expiate your sins.” After
the man left, he (s.a.w.a.s.) said: “If his mother had been alive, it would
have been more meritorious to do good to
her!” Aa’q-al- Waledain (Disowned by
parents) causes poverty and misfortunes.
Parent’S Rights after
death:
Carryout their obligatory acts
(Wajib) which they did not perform during their life time, e.g.salaat, fasts, Hajj,repay their debts. Comply
with their “will”. Perform good deeds for them e.g. sadaqa, salat, donations.
Respect for the parents:
As a mark of respect, one should not address them by name, should not in front of them, should not start meals before them, should not raise their voices above parent's voices, should any act which may bring bad reputation to them, should provide necessities to them before they ask for them.
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