Comparing dutifulness to the father and dutifulness to the mother
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Question:
Is dutifulness to the father like dutifulness to the mother, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes, dutifulness to parents is obligatory,[Luqman 31:14] [Al-Isra 17:23] they all have the right to be treated with kindness, but the mother has a greater right than the father. This is why, when a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Who is the most deserving of my good companionship?” he said, Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 5. The fourth time.
The mother’s right is more emphatic because she endured the hardship of pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, caring for the child, cleaning the child, and removing harm from him, which the father did not endure. Yes, the father earns a livelihood for the child and toils, but the mother toils more than he does. Therefore, dutifulness to her is more emphatic, and the reward for being dutiful to her is greater. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Is dutifulness to the father like dutifulness to the mother, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes, dutifulness to parents is obligatory,
Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination.
اشْكُرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيْكَ إِلَيَّ الْمَصِيرُAnd your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًاYour mother.
أمكHe was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' He replied, 'Your father.'
قال ثم من؟ قال أمك. قال ثم من؟ قال أمك. قال ثم من؟ قال أبوكThe mother’s right is more emphatic because she endured the hardship of pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, caring for the child, cleaning the child, and removing harm from him, which the father did not endure. Yes, the father earns a livelihood for the child and toils, but the mother toils more than he does. Therefore, dutifulness to her is more emphatic, and the reward for being dutiful to her is greater. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (058) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-07-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:27)
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