The Grandeur and Excellence of a Father

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We often hear a lot about mothers, such as a mother's prayer being the breeze of Paradise. Paradise lies under the mother's feet.^{^[1]} The mother's feet have been referred to as the threshold of Paradise.^{^[2]}

A mother is indeed unique; there is no doubt that a mother cannot be compared to anyone else. There is no substitute for a mother in this world. However, due attention is often lacking regarding service, respect, and reverence for a father; not as much love is expressed towards the father, even though a father plays a significant role and has special importance in our lives.

Let us listen to an interesting story about serving one's father:

Serving the father made the son affluent

A man had four sons. When he fell ill, one of his sons presented a very strange proposal to his brothers, saying, "You three collectively look after our father. When you earn such a great virtue, do not take a share from the inheritance. Otherwise, give me this task. I will take care of our father, serve him, and not take any share from the inheritance". It was a strange proposal; who gives up money? But that brother knew the reward for serving his father.

Consequently, the three brothers said, "What could be better than this? You serve our father, and take nothing from the inheritance."

This proposal was agreed upon, and the brother continued to serve his father until the father passed away. The dutiful son did not take any share from the inheritance because he had promised: “I will take care of our father, serve him, and not take any share from the inheritance.”

Now, what happened was that one night he slept and heard a voice in his dream. Someone said to him, "Go to such and such a place. There

[1] Musnad al-Shihāb, vol. 1, p. 102, Hadith 119

[2] Al-Durr al-Mukhtār, vol. 9, p. 404

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