Is it permissible for a son to obey his father if he prevents him from performing some recommended acts?
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The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, is it permissible for a father to prevent his son from performing a recommended act, such as voluntary prayer or voluntary Hajj?
The Shaykh : I think the question is: Is it permissible for a son to refrain from a voluntary act if his father prevents him? The answer to this is that he may do so, and in fact, he must do so. However, the father does not have the right to prevent his son from performing voluntary acts, because he is one who prevents good. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, meaning the son complies?
The Shaykh : That is what I answered you, and I said that the question should be phrased like this: Is it permissible for a son to comply with his father’s prevention of him from performing a recommended act? The answer is that the son must do so, but the father does not have the right to prevent his son from doing good deeds, because he is one who prevents good, a transgressor and a sinner.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I think the question is: Is it permissible for a son to refrain from a voluntary act if his father prevents him? The answer to this is that he may do so, and in fact, he must do so. However, the father does not have the right to prevent his son from performing voluntary acts, because he is one who prevents good. Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, meaning the son complies?
The Shaykh : That is what I answered you, and I said that the question should be phrased like this: Is it permissible for a son to comply with his father’s prevention of him from performing a recommended act? The answer is that the son must do so, but the father does not have the right to prevent his son from doing good deeds, because he is one who prevents good, a transgressor and a sinner.
The questioner: Yes.
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