The reason for pairing shirk (associating partners with Allah) with undutifulness to parents
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, why is shirk (associating partners with Allah) paired with undutifulness to parents?
Answer:
Because the right of the parents comes after the right of Allah the Exalted, and disobedience to the parents comes in sin after disobedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because Allah paired their right with His right in many verses, as in His saying:[Al-Isra 17:23]. And other verses where the right of the parents comes after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted), which indicates the greatness of the right of the parents. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, why is shirk (associating partners with Allah) paired with undutifulness to parents?
Answer:
Because the right of the parents comes after the right of Allah the Exalted, and disobedience to the parents comes in sin after disobedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because Allah paired their right with His right in many verses, as in His saying:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7454 — youtube.com (14:05)
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