Is it better to return to one's mother in Ramadan or to remain in the Sacred Mosque?

The questioner : My mother ordered me to return to my country.

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : My mother ordered me to return to my country to complete Ramadan with her, then she returned and gave me the choice regarding it.

The Shaykh : She returned.

The questioner : Then he returned.

The Shaykh : Do not approach this; if you approach, it is done, I no longer hear you.

The questioner : Then she returned and gave me the choice, but I am inclined to think that she prefers my return. There is also another benefit, which is the gathering of some people for standing in night prayer and i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), and their increased effort in worship. Do these two benefits outweigh the return, or is worship here in the Sacred Mosque, in terms of preference and multiplied reward, more preferable and better?

The Shaykh : Yes, what I see is that he should return to his mother. Being with her is sweeter for her heart and more expansive for her chest, and the pleasure of Allah is in the pleasure of the parents. Indeed, a man sought permission from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to fight in the cause of Allah, , so the pleasure of the parents has a great status in Islam. So I advise the brother to return to his mother, break his fast with her, and make her heart happy. He has already obtained the 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) in Ramadan for which he postponed his Hajj (the major pilgrimage). On this occasion, and praise be to Allah, that Allah brought this question, I warn our brothers who abandon their obligatory duties in their jobs—whether leading prayer, calling the adhan (the call to prayer), writing, or administration—to abandon their jobs and come to this place, because they are wasting an obligatory duty for a recommended practice. They are wasting an obligatory duty for a recommended practice. And which is more worthy for the rational believer to prioritize: the obligatory or the recommended? The obligatory. Then, O my brothers, know that if you perform your duties, you have obeyed the command of Allah the Exalted in His saying and in His saying . You are performing an obligatory duty, and drawing near to Allah the Exalted with the obligatory is more beloved to Him than drawing near with the voluntary. Listen to the Holy Hadith. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said , meaning that the one who opposes the awliya (close friends of Allah) is at war with Allah the Exalted. But who are the awliya, O my brothers? Those with long sleeves, large turbans, long arak sticks—meaning the miswak. Are these the awliya of Allah? We return to the hadith. Allah the Exalted said . This is the speech of Allah the Exalted speaking about Himself . So your remaining in your job, performing your duty, and making your food, drink, and clothing lawful is better than your coming to this place, because if a person neglects his duty, he has taken a salary without right. From whom? From the treasury of the Muslims, not from one person, but from the entire ummah (the Muslim community). Without right.
And religion is not built on emotion. If religion were built on emotion and taste, some of the innovators who approve of religious innovations would be rewarded by Allah. But religion is a Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law); follow the Shari'ah, and that is the religion. Allah the Exalted said , and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said .
Be careful, O my brother. Accept the advice of those who advise sincerely. Allah knows that if I knew that the presence of our brothers who hold jobs and come to this Sacred Mosque was better, I would have informed them of that. But their remaining in their jobs and performing the obligatory is better. I am certain of that. So, O my brother, take the 'Umrah for one or two days, then return to your work, so that you perform the obligatory and are safe from sin. I would like to give a piece of advice, and I hope that Allah the Exalted will reward me for it, and I hope that Allah the Exalted will make it reach a conscious ear. No. And. Or the one who descends with the mother's abundance, there is no doubt that pleasing the mother is more preferable than remaining in this place. Yes.