Dear Islamic brothers! When Allah has forbidden us from saying even “Ugh” to our parents, then think of how severe it is to shout, scream, or insult them. Regarding the part of the Quran we just heard, Sayyid NaꜤīm al-Dīn al-Murādābādī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه writes:

Do not say anything [to your parents] which may bear heavy upon them, and do not speak to them in rude fashion. Display the best etiquette possible and converse with them the way a servant does with their master. Display softness and humility before them. Always show them love and compassion.

No matter what length a child goes to in this world, in terms of showing their parents good character and serving them, it shall not repay the favor and goodness parents gave them. We should always pray for our parents, and ask Allah by saying, “My serving of them cannot make up for the favor they had upon me. I ask You to reward them for all they did for me.”^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Pearls of wisdom

Dear Islamic brothers! Let us now continue listening to more wise statements of advice given by Imam JaꜤfar Al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه.

Imām Mālik b. Anas رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه explains of how Imām Sufyān al-Thawrī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه came to Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه and said, “I will not leave until you give me some advice.” The imam said, “I will converse with you, but talking excessively is not good for you. [Remember the following three matters and act upon them].”