Is it prescribed for a man to harm his children and family in order to prioritize his parents?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Here are the three who took refuge in the cave
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Took refuge in the cave.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : One of them says:
The Shaykh :
The questioner :, in some narrations, O Shaykh, .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this action considered prescribed for a person, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct; he is not to be blamed for it, because he did it based on an interpretation. He did it based on an interpretation. Otherwise, the obligatory thing is to satisfy the hunger of his children, because that does not harm his parents. But he did it interpreting that this is the perfection of dutifulness: to endure the distress of his family and his wealth in order to prioritize his parents.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : Took refuge in the cave.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : One of them says:
I do not give preference to wealth or children before them
لا أغبق قبلهما مالاً ولا ولداًThe Shaykh :
nor family
ولا أهلاًThe questioner :
nor family
ولا أهلاًthat his children are distressed at his feet
أن أولاده يتضاوون عند قدمهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is this action considered prescribed for a person, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is correct; he is not to be blamed for it, because he did it based on an interpretation. He did it based on an interpretation. Otherwise, the obligatory thing is to satisfy the hunger of his children, because that does not harm his parents. But he did it interpreting that this is the perfection of dutifulness: to endure the distress of his family and his wealth in order to prioritize his parents.