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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The obligation to care for an elderly mother and to be patient with what she says

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Question:
We will take a call from one of our brothers. Fatima, please go ahead, Fatima. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you, peace. What should I do, Shaykh? Please keep your question brief, if you please. Shaykh, my mother has her own mother who is ill with a clot, and my grandmother is a bit stubborn, so she does not listen to her quickly. My mother also has high blood pressure and gets angry quickly. Is she sinful for getting angry with her and rushing her? Sister Fatima says that her mother is caring for her own mother, Honorable Shaykh. This elderly mother, Honorable Shaykh, may say some words or get angry at her daughter. What is your opinion on that?

Answer:
The daughter should not get angry with her mother, but rather she should speak to her kindly, be dutiful to her, and be gentle with her. This is part of the obligatory dutifulness. She should be patient with the hurtful words and other things that come from her mother. She should be patient with this and seek reward from Allah the Exalted, and she should not respond to her in kind. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، وجوب رعاية الأم الكبيرة والصبر على ما يصدر منها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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