1. Parents in Islam
“Say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms
of honour “Quran 17:23
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In Islam it is a must for us to show kindness, respect, and obedience to our
parents. The position of parents, the duties and the responsibilities, have been
addressed in Islam in great detail. In fact kindness and obedience is so strongly
shown, that’s because god has linked showing obedience and respect to one’s
parents with showing the same thing to god.
Sadly we are living in a time where children speaking disrespectfully to their
parents and about their parents, However Islam Cares about respect and
consider behavior to even our enemies.
We all have to be good to parents and everyone else we meet , and we have to
always remember that Being Dutiful to parents is one of the keys to enter
Paradise, and also we should know that the high Status given to Mothers ,
A man came to the prophet Mohammad and asked him for permission to join a
military expedition. The prophet asked him if he had a mother and when he
replied that he had , he said , “ Stay with her, Paradise is at her feet “.
Sometimes we may not take the importance of our parents as it should, As
Muslims we Must be alert to guard ourselves from sins, because unobeying our
parents is a major sin , it’s like unobeying God also , so we have to ask ourselves
are we guarding ourselves from one of the biggest major sins ? Or we honoring
and respecting our parents? Right now the choice is ours!