Our Duty Toward the Mothers of the Believers
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The questioner:
This one is also asking, Shaykh Salih, what is our duty toward the mothers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Mothers, or the Mothers of the Believers.
The questioner:
The Mothers of the Believers.
The Shaykh:
Our duty toward the Mothers of the Believers, the wives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), is to respect them, love them, and hold them in high esteem, for they are the wives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Mothers of the Believers.[Al-Ahzab 33:6] They have a high status and a distinguished position. They are to be honored, may Allah be pleased with them and grant them satisfaction. Yes.
This one is also asking, Shaykh Salih, what is our duty toward the mothers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Mothers, or the Mothers of the Believers.
The questioner:
The Mothers of the Believers.
The Shaykh:
Our duty toward the Mothers of the Believers, the wives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), is to respect them, love them, and hold them in high esteem, for they are the wives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Mothers of the Believers.
The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers.
النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء - الفوزان 27-04-1438هـ — youtube.com (29:25)
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