Ruling on Responding to One's Parents During Prayer

Question:
The second hadith: "If you are in prayer and your father calls you, respond to him, and if your mother calls you, respond to her"?

Answer:
Yes. This is part of dutifulness to parents. If he calls you and you know that he does not tolerate delay and does not wait for you, you should respond to him if the prayer is voluntary. However, if it is obligatory, no, you complete the obligatory prayer. But if it is voluntary, and you fear that he will become angry with you, or that your mother will become angry with you if you delay, then you break off the prayer because of the story of Jariraj; for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about Jariraj that his mother called him while he was praying, and he was among those before us from the Children of Israel. He said, "O my Lord, my mother and my prayer," and he did not respond to her. She repeated it three times, and he did not respond to her, preferring his prayer. So she invoked a curse upon him, saying, "O Allah, do not let me die until You show me the faces of the harlots." Allah answered her supplication.
This indicates that it is recommended for the believer not to leave answering his mother and father; for their right is great. However, if he knows that they will not become angry and will tolerate him until he completes the prayer, there is nothing wrong with it. But if he fears their anger, he breaks off the prayer and responds to them in voluntary prayer only. As for the obligatory prayer, its matter is great; it is not permissible to break it off. Rather, he completes it, then apologizes to them.

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