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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Mother’s Right to Dutifulness

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Question:
This sister, the questioner, says: Honorable Shaykh, regarding dutifulness to parents, are they equal in this duty, or does the mother have a greater right than the father?

Answer:
The mother's right to dutifulness is more emphatic; because a man asked the Prophet
Messenger of Allah, to whom should I be dutiful?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' 'Your mother,' he replied. He was asked, 'Then whom?' He replied, 'Your father.'صلى الله عليه وسلم مَنْ أَبَرُّ قَالَ أُمَّكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ أُمَّكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ أُمَّكَ قَالَ ثُمَّ مَنْ قَالَ أَبَاكَ
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 5
, the fourth time, so the mother's right to dutifulness is more emphatic; because she endured the hardship of pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding in a way the father did not, yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/266 — archive.org (15:22)

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