Honoring Parents in Islam

Abu ‘Amr ash-Shaybani said, “The owner of this house (and he pointed at the house of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud) said, “I asked the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which action Allah loves best. He replied, ‘Prayer at its proper time.’ ‘Then what?’ I asked. He said, ‘Then kindness to parents.” I asked, ‘Then what?’ He replied, ‘Then jihad in the Way of Allah.'” He added, “He told me about these things. If I had asked him to tell me more, he would have told me more.”1

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar said, “The pleasure of the Lord lies in the pleasure of the parent. The anger of the Lord lies in the anger of the parent.”2

 

Abu Bakra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Shall I tell you which is the worst of the major wrong actions?” “Yes, Messenger of Allah,” they replied. He said, “Associating something else with Allah and disobeying parents.” He had been reclining but then he sat up and said, “and false witness.” Abu Bakra said, “He continued to repeat it until I said, ‘Is he never going to stop?'”3

1.

Reference	: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1
In-book reference	: Book 1, Hadith 1
English translation	: Book 1, Hadith 1

 

2.

Reference	: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 3
In-book reference	: Book 1, Hadith 3
English translation	: Book 1, Hadith 3

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Reference	: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 15
In-book reference	: Book 1, Hadith 15
English translation	: Book 1, Hadith 15