The Ruling on Ordering One's Mother to Praise Allah and the Duty of the Son Toward His Mother

The questioner:
He says: Is it permissible for me to say to my mother, out of a sense of belittling, "Praise be to Allah and give thanks," or "Give thanks to Allah for this blessing"?

The Shaykh:
That is, he says to his mother, "Give thanks to Allah for this blessing." Well, this is advising one another to what is right. Yes.

The questioner:
And what is his duty toward his mother in terms of dutifulness, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh:
His duty is to obey her in anything other than the disobedience of Allah, to serve her, to be kind to her, and to be dutiful to her in all forms of dutifulness. He should make du'a' for her and say, "My Lord, have mercy on them as they brought me up when I was small," and lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and say, "My Lord, have mercy on them." It is not permissible for him to raise his voice at her or to rebuke her. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: . Yes.