I lost my parents a long time ago, when I was young. Is it obligatory for me to search for them so that I may be dutiful to them?
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The questioner:
Yes. He says: I am a Muslim man, and I have two parents whom I lost a long time ago, when I was young. He asks: Is it obligatory for me to search for my parents?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to search for them in order to be dutiful to them and treat them well, then it is obligatory for you. If you are not able to do so, then you are excused. Yes.
Yes. He says: I am a Muslim man, and I have two parents whom I lost a long time ago, when I was young. He asks: Is it obligatory for me to search for my parents?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to search for them in order to be dutiful to them and treat them well, then it is obligatory for you. If you are not able to do so, then you are excused. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [87 -939] فقدت أبواي منذ زمن طويل منذ الصغر، فهل يجب علي أن أبحث عنهما لأبرّهما؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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