What is the connection between dutifulness to parents and the worship of Allah in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “Do not worship except Him, and be kind to your parents”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person says, may Allah bless you. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Isra 17:23] He asks, may Allah bless you, about this verse and about the connection between dutifulness to parents and this verse, and the worship of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
Yes. Allah (Exalted and Majestic) mentioned dutifulness to parents after His own right (Glorified and Exalted is He). When He mentioned tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and singling out Allah for worship[An-Nisa 4:36], He mentioned the right of the parents. This indicates the certainty of the parents' right and that it comes after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). The right of the parents is great, and dutifulness to them is an obligatory duty (fard) upon the child. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This person says, may Allah bless you. Allah the Exalted said:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًاAnswer:
Yes. Allah (Exalted and Majestic) mentioned dutifulness to parents after His own right (Glorified and Exalted is He). When He mentioned tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and singling out Allah for worship
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما وجه الارتباط بين بر الوالدين وعبادة الله في قوله تعالى (ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه وبالوالدين إحسانا) — youtube.com
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