Dealing with a Father Who Sows Discord Among His Children
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Question:
The Shaykh, may Allah reward you, this questioner says: Allah the Exalted has afflicted us with a father who sows discord among us, our brothers, between our trusted ones, and instigates enmity, wanting us to be separated. He is saddened by our unity and wrongs my mother, among other things. He asks: How should we deal with this father, and is it permissible for us to compensate him?
Answer:
Do not obey him in these matters, do not obey him in these matters. And be good to him, be good to him, and do not obey him in these matters. Yes.
The Shaykh, may Allah reward you, this questioner says: Allah the Exalted has afflicted us with a father who sows discord among us, our brothers, between our trusted ones, and instigates enmity, wanting us to be separated. He is saddened by our unity and wrongs my mother, among other things. He asks: How should we deal with this father, and is it permissible for us to compensate him?
Answer:
Do not obey him in these matters, do not obey him in these matters. And be good to him, be good to him, and do not obey him in these matters. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (56:04)
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