A Comment on Praising the Parents in the Letter
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. This girl describes her father as knowing Allah well and knowing all the rulings of the Shari'ah, as she says, and she described her mother the same way. What is required of Shaykh Salih regarding family relations for those who reach this level of understanding of the Shari'ah of Allah?
The Shaykh:
First, this praise, and this is a form of attestation of character.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
And she does not know, but is it not said in the proverb that every girl is infatuated with her father?
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
So this attestation of character requires consideration.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
That the deficiencies and faults you mentioned did not occur except due to a lack of knowledge of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and a lack of knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah. Otherwise, if her father or mother had complete knowledge of Allah and knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah, that would have led to the rectification of their conduct and the fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). But we hope that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will bestow upon us and upon them His knowledge, knowledge of the rulings of His religion, and the practice thereof.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. This girl describes her father as knowing Allah well and knowing all the rulings of the Shari'ah, as she says, and she described her mother the same way. What is required of Shaykh Salih regarding family relations for those who reach this level of understanding of the Shari'ah of Allah?
The Shaykh:
First, this praise, and this is a form of attestation of character.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah, we seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
And she does not know, but is it not said in the proverb that every girl is infatuated with her father?
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
So this attestation of character requires consideration.
The presenter:
We seek help from Allah.
The Shaykh:
That the deficiencies and faults you mentioned did not occur except due to a lack of knowledge of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and a lack of knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah. Otherwise, if her father or mother had complete knowledge of Allah and knowledge of the rulings of the Shari'ah, that would have led to the rectification of their conduct and the fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). But we hope that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) will bestow upon us and upon them His knowledge, knowledge of the rulings of His religion, and the practice thereof.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4042- تقول: إن أباها يؤذي أمها ويشتمها، ويؤذي أولاده، وهو بخيل عليهم، فما التوجيه والحال ما ذكر؟ — youtube.com (4:22)
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