عَزَّوَجَلَّ to have grace and mercy on them and should humbly say: O my Lord! My act of looking after [my parents] cannot be the return for their favours; You have mercy on them so that it can be the return for their favours.

Regarding Ayah 83 of Surah Al-Baqarah, part 1 he (Allamah Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Naeemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه) says: ‘The ways of doing favours to parents, which have been narrated, are as follows: (1) One should love them from the bottom of her heart (2) She must respect them while conversing and spending time with them (3) She should use respectful words for them (4) She should try to please them (5) She should not conceal his excellent (wealth/belongings) from them (6) She should act upon their wills after their death (7) She should make Isal-e-Sawab for them by Fatihah, Sadaqat and recitation of the Holy Quran (8) She should make Du’a of forgiveness for them from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ (9) It is also included in doing good to parents that if they are habitual of committing sins or have any corrupt beliefs, their children should try to reform them, persuade them towards piety, correct their corrupt beliefs with extreme politeness. In short, if someone serves her parents throughout her life, even then it is not possible for her to return their favours. (Khazain-ul-Irfan, Parah 1, Surah Al-Baqarah, Taht-al-Ayah 83)

صَلُّوۡ اعَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! The way we have been persuaded to respect and revere parents in the Holy Quran, similarly, we have been commanded to obey parents at many places in blessed Ahadees and their glory and greatness have also been stated. Let’s listen to four blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for persuasion:

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘When a person looks at his parents mercifully, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ writes for him the reward of Hajj Mabroor (accepted Hajj) for every (such) look.’ Blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْهُم humbly asked, ‘Even if someone looks at them hundred times a day!’