Importance of Parents

In the Quran “And your Lord has commanded that you shall not serve (any) but Him, and that you shall show goodness to your parents.  If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them (so much as) “Ugh” nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word.” Quran 17:23

How can we show goodness? Pray for them Listen to them Help them Use kind words: please thank you I love you

Hadiths There are many hadiths, sayings of Prophet Muhammad salallaho alayhi wasalaam, where he told us how to treat our parents. We should follow his advice.

Disobedience is a major sin Anas narrated from Prophet Muhammad  about the major sins. He (Mohammed) observed: Associating anyone with God, disobedience to parents, killing a person and lying. (Muslim)

One of the best deeds… I asked the Prophet  "Which deed is the dearest to God?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents"...(Bukhari)

Keys to Paradise (Jannah) “Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. He who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he does not enter Paradise (because he has been undutiful to them). (Muslim)

After a parent dies A man came to Him and said: Muhammad is there any kindness left that I can do to my parents after their death? He replied: Yes, you can pray for them, ask for forgiveness for them, carry out their final instructions after their death, join ties of relationship which are dependent on them, and honour their friends. (Abu Dawood)

A mother is so important… A man came to the Prophet  and asked him for permission to join a military expedition. The Prophet asked him if he had a mother, and when he replied that he had, he said, "Stay with her, for Paradise is at her feet." (Ahmad)

A father is so important… The father works hard to provide for their physical, educational and spiritual needs. If someone does something nice for us we need to say thank you. Thank your parents everyday!

Parents rights They have the right to: Be respected and obeyed To be looked after To be helped Kind words and good behavior

Right to be respected/obeyed Parents want the best for their children. They keep us safe even when we may not know it. It is our job to listen to our parents. Listening to our parents makes Allah happy with us.

Right to be looked after Parents take care of their children for many years. They feed them, give them love and a place to live. When our parents get older it is our job to help take care of them just as they took care of us.

Right to be helped It is a Muslim’s job to help his parents. We should help even without being asked. There are many ways we can help.

Right to kind words The Quran says.. …you shall show goodness to your parents.  If either or both of them reach old age with you, say not to them “Ugh” nor chide them, and speak to them a generous word.” Quran 17:23

Right to good behavior After Allah, we must listen and obey our parents. This means having the best manners with them. Listening, saying kind words, doing good deeds, being thoughtful, praying for them…

How can we help mom?

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