Does the father's wife have the status of the mother?
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The questioner : What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding the duties of children toward their father's wife, especially if the wife is righteous, and does she have the same high status that Islam has granted to the mother?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person to be dutiful to his parents, the father and the mother, to the best of his ability, but his companionship with his mother should be more intense than his companionship with his father. As a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: Who is the most deserving of my good companionship? He said: Your mother. He said:Sahih al-Bukhari 5971,
The questioner : I noticed.
The Shaykh : People, in terms of companionship, meaning good companionship, the mother is the one. But the mother and the father, it is obligatory for their child, whether male or female, to be dutiful to them.
The questioner : But if the father is married to a mother, or a wife other than the mother, does she have the same status that Islam has granted to the mother?
The Shaykh : His father's, meaning his father's wife? No, no, she does not have the right of the mother.
The questioner : Or especially if she is righteous.
The Shaykh : The right of the mother, and no relative, no relative has the right of the mother.
The presenter : Allahu Akbar, yes.
The Shaykh : But he honors her for the sake of honoring his father.
The presenter : Yasser, that is good.
The questioner : But she does not have the right.
The Shaykh : She does not have the right, my brother, she is not your mother.
The questioner : All right.
The Shaykh : But he honors her for the sake of honoring his father.
The questioner : If.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for a person to be dutiful to his parents, the father and the mother, to the best of his ability, but his companionship with his mother should be more intense than his companionship with his father. As a man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: Who is the most deserving of my good companionship? He said: Your mother. He said:
The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Your father. "
ثم من؟ قال أمك، قال ثم من؟ قال أمك، قال ثم من؟ قال ثم أبوكThe questioner : I noticed.
The Shaykh : People, in terms of companionship, meaning good companionship, the mother is the one. But the mother and the father, it is obligatory for their child, whether male or female, to be dutiful to them.
The questioner : But if the father is married to a mother, or a wife other than the mother, does she have the same status that Islam has granted to the mother?
The Shaykh : His father's, meaning his father's wife? No, no, she does not have the right of the mother.
The questioner : Or especially if she is righteous.
The Shaykh : The right of the mother, and no relative, no relative has the right of the mother.
The presenter : Allahu Akbar, yes.
The Shaykh : But he honors her for the sake of honoring his father.
The presenter : Yasser, that is good.
The questioner : But she does not have the right.
The Shaykh : She does not have the right, my brother, she is not your mother.
The questioner : All right.
The Shaykh : But he honors her for the sake of honoring his father.
The questioner : If.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2613- هل لزوجة الأب درجة الأم/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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