Advice to the Youth on Dutifulness to Parents and Not Disobeying Them

Question:
Also in this context, Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Misri from al-Bahah says: I ask the Great Allah to grant you, Honorable Shaykh Salih, health and well-being. We bear witness to Allah that we love you. I would like to ask Your Excellency to direct a word to the young men and women of this blessed state, urging them not to take lightly the disobedience of their parents or their defiance of them, for this has become a widespread and prevalent phenomenon in this time.

Answer:
As we have mentioned, the parents are the greatest benefactors to you after Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, their right comes after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) in many verses. It is obligatory to be kind to the parents and to be dutiful to them, especially if one of them is in need or has grown old, for the performance of their rights and their interests becomes more emphasized. This is because they attended to your interests when you were small and unable to benefit yourself; they fed you, raised you, and protected you. So you return the favor to them through dutifulness and kindness, especially when they grow old and become weak, for then you attend to them, are kind to them, and are gentle with them. This is what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has commanded us to do, and our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded us to do. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you and reward you.