is the most wretched from among the people. We seek the refuge of Allah Almighty! There is no doubt in the fact that there is only destruction in the world and Hereafter for the one who treats his mother and father badly. Therefore, each and every person should treat their parents in a good manner, and obey them by fulfilling every permissible thing that they demand. However, if they demand something that is against the Shari’ah then they should not be obeyed in that, for it is stated in a Hadith, ‘There is no obedience to creation if it entails the disobedience of Allah Almighty.’ (Muslim, p. 789, Hadith 4765)

A’la Hadrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states, ‘If the parents commit sins, then he should explain to them in a gentle and respectful manner; if they accept then that is better, if they don’t accept, he cannot be stern with them, rather, he should make Du’a for them.’ (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 25, p. 205, slightly amended)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                  صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! It is famously said, ‘You reap what you sow.’ If we treat our father in an unpleasant manner today, it is possible that our children will treat us in a similar manner tomorrow.

You will reap what you sow

It is stated in a Hadith: ‘کَمَا تَدِیْنُ تُدَانُ’, meaning, ‘You will be treated as you treat (others).’ (Musannaf Abdur Razzaq, vol. 10, p. 189, Hadith 20430)

‘Allamah Abdur Rauf Munaawi رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes the following in explanation of this Hadith, ‘Meaning, you will be recompensed in accordance to what you do; what you do to others will be done back to you.’ (Al-Tayseer bi Sharh Al-Jami’ah-us-Sagheer, vol. 2, p. 222)

A’la Hadrat, Imam-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه writes: When the unwise, evil and foolish acquire power and strength, they exert it over their fathers, and they disobey his command. They