Loving One’s Parents: Is It an Act of Worship?
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Question:
He says: May Allah the Exalted preserve you, is loving one’s parents an act of worship or not? And does a person receive reward for this love or not?
Answer:
If he loves them, if they are Muslims, if they are Muslims and he loves them for their Islam and loves them because Allah commanded him to be dutiful to them, then this is worship. As for disbelieving parents, he does not love them, but he treats them kindly[Luqman 31:15] he treats them kindly, but he does not love them because they are disbelievers and because Allah hates them. So he hates whoever Allah hates. Yes.
He says: May Allah the Exalted preserve you, is loving one’s parents an act of worship or not? And does a person receive reward for this love or not?
Answer:
If he loves them, if they are Muslims, if they are Muslims and he loves them for their Islam and loves them because Allah commanded him to be dutiful to them, then this is worship. As for disbelieving parents, he does not love them, but he treats them kindly
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me
وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا وَاتَّبِعْ سَبِيلَ مَنْ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-60-أسباب محبة الله للعبد|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (48:19)
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