Would I be sinful if I rented a house for myself instead of staying with my elderly mother because of her poor treatment of me?
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The questioner : Would I be sinful if I rented a house for myself instead of staying with her?
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that you would be sinful by doing so, because if she is in a state where she becomes upset, suffers, and is hurt when you are late coming to her, then if you rent a house, this will be more severe and heavier for her. By doing so, you would have brought sin upon yourself and distanced yourself from your mother.
We ask Allah to guide you to her and to guide her to you, and to help us and you to be dutiful to our parents, both living and dead.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What appears to me is that you would be sinful by doing so, because if she is in a state where she becomes upset, suffers, and is hurt when you are late coming to her, then if you rent a house, this will be more severe and heavier for her. By doing so, you would have brought sin upon yourself and distanced yourself from your mother.
We ask Allah to guide you to her and to guide her to you, and to help us and you to be dutiful to our parents, both living and dead.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.