No obedience in the matters against the Shari’ah

If parents command you to perform something that is against the Shari’ah, such as shave your beard etc., then, in this case, Shari’ah has forbidden you to fulfil their command because it is not permissible to disobey Allah Almighty in order to obey creation. Allah Almighty states in part 20, Surah Al-‘Ankaboot, Ayah 8:

وَ وَصَّیْنَا الْاِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَیْهِ حُسْنًاؕ-وَ اِنْ جَاهَدٰكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِیْ مَا لَیْسَ لَكَ بِهٖ عِلْمٌ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَاؕ-اِلَیَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَاُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ(۸)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: We have emphasised upon man to show kindness towards his parents, and if they strive to make you ascribe a partner with Me about which you do not have any knowledge, then do not obey them. Only towards Me is your return so I will inform you of what you used to do. (Part 20, Surah Al-‘Ankaboot, Ayah 8)

While mentioning the Shan-e-Nuzool of the revelation of this blessed Ayah, ‘Allamah Maulana Sayyid Mufti Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi            رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: This Ayah was revealed for Sayyiduna Sa’d Bin Abi Waqas رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ. His mother was Hamnah Bint Abi Sufyan Bin Umayyah Bin ‘Abd-e-Shams. Sayyiduna Sa’d رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ used to treat his parents very nicely. When he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ embraced Islam, his mother said: ‘What new thing have you done? By God! If you do not let it go, then I will neither eat nor drink, to the extent that I will die and you will remain humiliated forever and will be called the murderer of your mother.’

Then the old woman bore starvation. For one day, she did not eat, neither did she drink and nor did she sit in shade. Due to this, she became weak. Then she spent another day and night in the same very state. Then (Sayyiduna) Sa’d رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ came to her and said: ‘O mother! Even you have a hundred lives and every single life ends one by one, I will still not leave my religion. It is up to you whether you eat or not.’ When she became disappointed from (Sayyiduna) Sa’d رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ that he will not abandon his