What is the ruling on hitting one’s mother without realizing it, because she committed major errors due to her mental illness?
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Question:
The questioner says: My mother is almost mentally ill, and I did not know about this illness of hers. So she committed some major, repeated errors. I was… He says: I did not know about her illness, so she committed some major, repeated errors. I extended my hand to her and hit her, and I was not aware of it. He asks: What is required of me now? And does this action of mine count as undutifulness to parents?
Answer:
Yes, “Do not say to them ‘uff’ (a sound of annoyance), so how much more so hitting? This is not permissible. But since this happened from you, you must repent to Allah, and you must seek her forgiveness and her pardon of you. Yes, and you must be kind to her in the future. Yes.
The questioner says: My mother is almost mentally ill, and I did not know about this illness of hers. So she committed some major, repeated errors. I was… He says: I did not know about her illness, so she committed some major, repeated errors. I extended my hand to her and hit her, and I was not aware of it. He asks: What is required of me now? And does this action of mine count as undutifulness to parents?
Answer:
Yes, “Do not say to them ‘uff’ (a sound of annoyance), so how much more so hitting? This is not permissible. But since this happened from you, you must repent to Allah, and you must seek her forgiveness and her pardon of you. Yes, and you must be kind to her in the future. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ضرب الأم بدون شعور،لأنها قامت بأخطاء كبيرة بسبب مرضها النفسي؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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