Is sitting with one's parents and being dutiful to them better than calling others to Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is sitting with one's parents and being dutiful to them better than calling others to Allah?
Answer:
Yes, sitting with one's parents and being dutiful to them is better, but you should combine the two. You should combine them: call others to Allah and sit with your parents, or seek their permission to go deliver a speech, hold a discussion, or teach in one of the mosques after asking their permission and pleasing them, thus combining the two benefits. Yes. Or go to seek knowledge after their approval and obtaining their permission, thus combining the two benefits. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is sitting with one's parents and being dutiful to them better than calling others to Allah?
Answer:
Yes, sitting with one's parents and being dutiful to them is better, but you should combine the two. You should combine them: call others to Allah and sit with your parents, or seek their permission to go deliver a speech, hold a discussion, or teach in one of the mosques after asking their permission and pleasing them, thus combining the two benefits. Yes. Or go to seek knowledge after their approval and obtaining their permission, thus combining the two benefits. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [228 -858] هل الجلوس مع الوالدين والبر بهما أفضل من الدعوة إلى الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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