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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (r.a) stated: “I saw in a dream that it was extremely dark and I could not see anything. Suddenly, I saw that the moon had risen and I began walking towards it. However, I noticed that Zaid bin Haritha (r.a), Ali (r.a) and Abu Bakr (r.a) had started walking towards the moon before me. I asked them when they reached and they replied that they had just reached.”

Mus‘ab, Sa‘d’s son, states that his father said to him,

“My mother (i.e., Sa‘d’s mother) had made an oath that she would never speak to him unless he abandons his faith,” i.e., until he forsakes Islam. Accordingly, she stopped eating and drinking. Sa‘d (ra) further stated, “My mother said to me, ‘You say that Allah the Almighty instructs you to show kindness to your parents. I am your mother and therefore I instruct you to leave this faith and listen to what I have to say.’” The narrator states that she remained in this state [without food and drink] for three days and due to extreme weakness, she was in a state of semi consciousness. Her son, Amarah, went to bring water and gave it to her. When she regained consciousness, she began to curse Sa‘d (ra). On this occasion Allah the Almighty revealed the following verse:

وَوَصَّیْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَیْہِ حُسْنًا

‘And We have enjoined on man, kindness to his parents.’ 📚[Q29:9]

The verse is from Surah al-Ankabut. Further, in Surah Luqman, it is stated:

وَإِنْ جَاہَدَاکَ عَلٰى أَنْ تُشْرِکَ بِیْ

“And if they contend with thee to make thee set up equals with Me… obey them not.” 📚[Q31:16]

*Lessons from the above:*

Obedience to parents and its limits:

Righteousness to parents (birr al-walidayn) is a core concept in Islamic ethics. In many verses and traditions, good conduct towards one’s parents is mentioned right alongside the worship of Allah. 📚Evidence:

وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ۖ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا

"Worship Allah, associate nothing with Him, and be good to your parents. 📚Surat al-Nisa’ 4:36

Now,

The close proximity of this commands shows their importance in the hierarchy of Islamic priorities. Indeed, disobedience to parents (‘uquq) is considered one of the major sins, and displeasing one’s parents without a just cause threatens one’s relationship with Allah (swt).

Infact,

Abdullah ibn Amr (r.a) reported: The Prophet (pbuh) said:

رِضَى الرَّبِّ فِي رِضَى الْوَالِدِ وَسَخَطُ الرَّبِّ فِي سَخَطِ الْوَالِدِ

"The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parents, and the displeasure of the Lord is in the displeasure of the parents. 📚Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi‌ 1899, Grade: Sahih

However,

Like most rules in Islam, there are exceptions to the general command of obedience. Yes. In every circumstance, it is not permissible to obey one’s parents if they command us to do something sinful.

Evidence:

Ali (r.a) reported: The Prophet (pbuh) said:

لَا طَاعَةَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ إِنَّمَا الطَّاعَةُ فِي الْمَعْرُوفِ

"There is no obedience to anyone if it is disobedience to Allah. Verily, obedience is only in good conduct." 📚Source: S‌ah‌i‌h‌ al-Bukha‌ri‌ 6830, Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi

Muslim Faithful!

The standard of obedience is ‘good conduct’ (al-ma’ruf), that which is lawful, reasonable, and good. This principle is true for any relationship. It is not allowed for a Muslim to obey anyone – a parent, a teacher, an Imam, a political leader, a spouse etc – if it involves sinning against Allah (swt) or His creation.

TO BE CONTINUED


سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك