When your parents become weak and lose strength in their limbs and live with you in their last age in the state of sheer weakness as you were powerless with them in your childhood, then do not even say ‘uff’ to them, i.e. do not utter any such word from your mouth that indicates them being a burden upon you. And do not rebuke them. Talk to them gracefully and politely, and address them with great manners.

(Khaazin vol. 3, pp. 170-172; Siraat-ul-Jinaan, pp. 443)

Dear Islamic brothers! Through this Ayah and its commentary, we learnt that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has commanded us to treat our parents kindly and emphasized on looking after them more, especially in their old age.

Dear Islamic brothers! In our society, mothers are usually given some importance whatsoever but unfortunately, ‘fathers’ are completely taken for granted. It is due to the father that one gets the blessing of ‘mother’. He teaches his young child how to walk and guides him on how to lead an honourable life in the society. If Jannah lies under the feet of mother, then father is the middle door of Jannah. Pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ lies in the pleasure of father. Regarding the importance and excellence of father, let us listen to 3 blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1.   The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: The pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ lies in the pleasure of father and the displeasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ lies in the displeasure of father. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 360, Hadees 1907)

2.   The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Obeying father is obeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and disobeying father is disobeying Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 614, Hadees 4455)

3.   The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Father is the middle door among the doors of Jannah. If you want, you may lose it and if you want, you may protect it. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 359, Hadees 2255)

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