Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And be kind to your parents," and the ruling on undutifulness to parents
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The questioner:
He says (may Allah preserve you), regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Isra 17:23] In the present time, we find that there are those who do not treat their parents well, and they are undutiful to them and disobey them. What is the opinion of the Honorable Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made the right of the parents after His own right (Glorified and Exalted is He), which indicates the importance of the right of the parents and the certainty of its obligation upon the servant.[Al-Isra 17:23] This is tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and "and be kind to the parents." This is regarding dutifulness to the parents and being kind to them. What indicates the importance of the right of the parents is that Allah made His right to be after His own right (Glorified and Exalted is He). So the right of Allah is worship, and the right of the parents is dutifulness and kindness to the parents. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. His question says that there are many young men, some of whom do not give their parents their due, disobey them, and sometimes get angry at them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is the reality, but the one who does so should hasten to repent to Allah, and should be kind to his parents and be dutiful to them. Yes.
He says (may Allah preserve you), regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًاThe Shaykh:
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made the right of the parents after His own right (Glorified and Exalted is He), which indicates the importance of the right of the parents and the certainty of its obligation upon the servant.
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُThe questioner:
May Allah reward you. His question says that there are many young men, some of whom do not give their parents their due, disobey them, and sometimes get angry at them.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is the reality, but the one who does so should hasten to repent to Allah, and should be kind to his parents and be dutiful to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (166) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (5:44)
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