Dealing with a polytheist mother
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: How should I deal with my mother, who is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) with respect to Allah, and who exalts the awliya (close friends of Allah), claiming that they benefit and harm? She considers herself to understand the religion better than we do, and she does not respond to my advice. What is the Shari'ah-compliant way to deal with this mother?
Answer:
Deal with her in worldly matters, providing for her and being kind to her. However, justifying what she is upon, or tolerating the badness of her 'aqidah (creed), is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: How should I deal with my mother, who is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) with respect to Allah, and who exalts the awliya (close friends of Allah), claiming that they benefit and harm? She considers herself to understand the religion better than we do, and she does not respond to my advice. What is the Shari'ah-compliant way to deal with this mother?
Answer:
Deal with her in worldly matters, providing for her and being kind to her. However, justifying what she is upon, or tolerating the badness of her 'aqidah (creed), is not permissible.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-05-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (56:47)
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