Disobeying an Innovating Parent and His Anger, and What Is Obligatory Toward Him
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If my father follows a group of innovators, and I disagree with him and do not follow them, and because of this disagreement he is not pleased with me and gets angry at me, is this undutifulness to parents? And what is obligatory for me regarding his kindness?
Answer:
This is undutifulness to parents. It is obligatory for you to be kind to your father, even if he were a disbeliever, you would be kind to him. You spend on him if he needs it,[Luqman 31:15] As for financial support, it is obligatory for you if he asks for it, even if he is a disbeliever, so how much more so for a Muslim who is an open sinner? If a Muslim father is an open sinner, the obligation of spending on him and being kind to him does not fall off his son. However, along with this, he should call him to Allah, explain things to him, and advise him.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If my father follows a group of innovators, and I disagree with him and do not follow them, and because of this disagreement he is not pleased with me and gets angry at me, is this undutifulness to parents? And what is obligatory for me regarding his kindness?
Answer:
This is undutifulness to parents. It is obligatory for you to be kind to your father, even if he were a disbeliever, you would be kind to him. You spend on him if he needs it,
but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness
وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا
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أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [30] — alfawzan.live (55:34)
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