Freeing a Parent: Is It Specific to the Mother or Both Parents?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is freeing a parent specific to the mother, or does it apply to both the mother and the father?
The Shaykh:
It appears to be general, because the term "parent" includes the mother and includes the father. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to share?
The Shaykh:
Rather, the mother is more deserving. The mother is more deserving of kindness than the father. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is freeing a parent specific to the mother, or does it apply to both the mother and the father?
The Shaykh:
It appears to be general, because the term "parent" includes the mother and includes the father. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to share?
The Shaykh:
Rather, the mother is more deserving. The mother is more deserving of kindness than the father. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (1:02:06)
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