A father asked his son to keep a secret and said, “This is a trust.” Then his mother asked him about the secret. Does he obey her and tell her?
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. His mother became a Muslim, but his father did not. His father told him something and said to him, “That thing is a trust.” His mother became a Muslim, but his father did not. Yes. So his father told him something and said, “That thing is a trust.” He says: His mother asked him, “What did your father say?” So I told her, “That is a trust.” Does he obey his Muslim mother, or not?
Answer:
Yes, he obeys his father. This is a trust he has been given, so he obeys him. This is a trust. A trust must be preserved and respected, whether it is money or one of the secrets. Yes,[Al-Mu'minun 23:8] unless there is a violation of the Shari'ah, in which case it is not permissible. But if there is no violation of the Shari'ah, it must be respected. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. His mother became a Muslim, but his father did not. His father told him something and said to him, “That thing is a trust.” His mother became a Muslim, but his father did not. Yes. So his father told him something and said, “That thing is a trust.” He says: His mother asked him, “What did your father say?” So I told her, “That is a trust.” Does he obey his Muslim mother, or not?
Answer:
Yes, he obeys his father. This is a trust he has been given, so he obeys him. This is a trust. A trust must be preserved and respected, whether it is money or one of the secrets. Yes,
And they who are to their trusts and their promises attentive
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَانَاتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [346 -521] طلب أب من ابنه أن يحفظ سرا وقال هذه أمانة، ثم سألته أمه عن السر فهل يطيعها ويخبرها؟ — youtube.com
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