If a son testifies against his father with the truth and he becomes very angry with him, what should he do?

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The questioner : If a son testifies against his father with the truth and he becomes very angry with him, what should he do?

The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:

O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah, even if it be against yourselves

يا أيها الذين آمنوا كونوا قوامين بالقسط شهداء لله ولو على أنفسكم

[An-Nisa 4:135]

He must testify with the truth, even if it is against his father.

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