Is the permission of the parents required in acts of worship?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Is obedience to the parents required in performing acts of obedience, such as i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque), voluntary Hajj (the major pilgrimage), and voluntary 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage)?
The Shaykh : Yes, any act of worship that a person performs which does not harm his parents does not require the parents' approval.
However, if it harms his parents, such as if he is occupied with it to the neglect of what is obligatory in terms of dutifulness to them, because his parents have no one to attend to their needs and fulfill their rights, then dutifulness to the parents is necessary. This is the criterion for what one must obey the parent in, or what one does not obey the parent in. It is said: if the act of worship does not cause harm to the parents, then the child performs it, whether the parents are pleased with it or not.
The Shaykh : Yes, any act of worship that a person performs which does not harm his parents does not require the parents' approval.
However, if it harms his parents, such as if he is occupied with it to the neglect of what is obligatory in terms of dutifulness to them, because his parents have no one to attend to their needs and fulfill their rights, then dutifulness to the parents is necessary. This is the criterion for what one must obey the parent in, or what one does not obey the parent in. It is said: if the act of worship does not cause harm to the parents, then the child performs it, whether the parents are pleased with it or not.