Is financial maintenance for one's parents an act of dutifulness or an act of excellence in worship?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is financial maintenance for one's parents an act of dutifulness or an act of excellence in worship?
The Shaykh:
It is both: it is dutifulness, it is excellence in worship, and it is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Whatever you call it, it is all the same. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is financial maintenance for one's parents an act of dutifulness or an act of excellence in worship?
The Shaykh:
It is both: it is dutifulness, it is excellence in worship, and it is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
Whatever you call it, it is all the same. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3020 -3022] هل النفقة على والدي من البر أم من الإحسان؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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