How to Evaluate the Morals of a Bad Mother
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Question:
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, Qena Governorate, the listener Hamada Abd al-Rahman sent a message saying: I have an elderly mother who sometimes utters words that are not fitting. How can I correct my mother's behavior? May Allah reward you with good. And will I be sinful if I take a firm stance at times?
Answer:
If her mind has changed, then she owes nothing. If her mind has changed and she has become senile, then what she says does not harm her: the pen is lifted from her, and you should not concern yourself with it. But if her mind is with her, then it is obligatory for you to advise and guide her with kind words, good manners, and gentleness; because she is your mother, and the right of a mother is great, and the obligation of being dutiful to her is great. So you must be dutiful to her, be gentle with her, and address her in the best manner, until the evil decreases and the good increases, and until you preserve her tongue from what is not fitting. If you seek help in this from your brothers, or your maternal uncles, or your sisters, or your father, or others in advising her, that is good; because ... someone older than you, such as her brother, or her father, or her maternal uncle, is closer to success. So you should use whatever advice you can from yourself and from others, especially those your mother respects, such as maternal uncles, paternal uncles, a father, or a grandfather, to advise her about ... the evil from her. May Allah bless you and guide your mother.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
From the Arab Republic of Egypt, Qena Governorate, the listener Hamada Abd al-Rahman sent a message saying: I have an elderly mother who sometimes utters words that are not fitting. How can I correct my mother's behavior? May Allah reward you with good. And will I be sinful if I take a firm stance at times?
Answer:
If her mind has changed, then she owes nothing. If her mind has changed and she has become senile, then what she says does not harm her: the pen is lifted from her, and you should not concern yourself with it. But if her mind is with her, then it is obligatory for you to advise and guide her with kind words, good manners, and gentleness; because she is your mother, and the right of a mother is great, and the obligation of being dutiful to her is great. So you must be dutiful to her, be gentle with her, and address her in the best manner, until the evil decreases and the good increases, and until you preserve her tongue from what is not fitting. If you seek help in this from your brothers, or your maternal uncles, or your sisters, or your father, or others in advising her, that is good; because ... someone older than you, such as her brother, or her father, or her maternal uncle, is closer to success. So you should use whatever advice you can from yourself and from others, especially those your mother respects, such as maternal uncles, paternal uncles, a father, or a grandfather, to advise her about ... the evil from her. May Allah bless you and guide your mother.
The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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