“This person had been kind and good towards his parents and never indulged in slandering (them).”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 13. Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) related: “Once when Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) was engaged in a conversation with his Lord, The Mighty, The Glorious, he observed a person beneath the `Arsh (Throne) of Allah, whereupon he (peace be upon him) asked: O’ My Lord! Who is this person, who is being sheltered by Your `Arsh?” Allah replied:
“One who pleases his parents has verily pleased Allah, and one who has angered his parents has verily angered Allah.” “One who performs Hajj on behalf of his parents and repays their debts shall be raised by Allah on the Day of Judgement amongst the righteous ones.” The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has said: “One who is obedient towards his parents and his Lord shall be accommodated in the most exalted of places on the Day of Judgement.” The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has stated: And if there happens to be only one parent, one door of Paradise shall open up for him.” “One, who follows the orders of Allah with regards to obeying parents, shall have two doors of Paradise opened up for him. This is because there is no worship that can take a person towards the happiness of Allah faster than exhibiting respect towards his Muslim parents for the sake of Allah.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, pg.77 8. “Goodness towards the parents is an indication of a person’s excellent cognisance of Allah. He associated righteousness with bonds of kinship such that one who is righteous, but has severed relations with his kin, will be deemed as not being righteous.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 7. He associated gratitude to Him with gratitude towards parents such that one who is grateful to Allah, but ungrateful to his parents, will be deemed as ungrateful to Allah. He associated payment of zakat along with prayers such that one who offers prayers, but desists from offering zakat, his prayers are rejected. “Allah, the Mighty, the Glorious, has commanded three things with which he has associated three other things. Imam al-Ridha (peace be upon him) has said: Those around the Prophet questioned: “O’ Prophet of Allah! Even if he were to look at them a hundred times a day?” The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) replied: “Indeed! Allah is the Greatest and Most Kind.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 6. “Every righteous child who casts a look of mercy and affection upon his parents shall be granted, for every look of his, rewards equivalent to that of an accepted Hajj.” The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said: Ibne `Abbas states: “I questioned the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family): Which deed is the most beloved in the eyes of Allah, the Mighty, the Glorious?” He (peace be upon him and his family) replied: “(Offering) prayers at their stipulated times.” I then asked: “Which is the next most beloved deed?” He (peace be upon him and his family) answered: “Goodness towards (one’s) parents.” I asked him again: “After this which is the most beloved act?” He (peace be upon him and his family) said: “Jihad in the way of Allah.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 5. “(If such is the case then) Stay with your parents for, by the One in whose control lies my soul, their attachment of one day and one night to you is better than one year of Jihad.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 4. Hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: Attachment to ParentsĪ person once approached the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and said: “I have an old father and mother, who due to their attachment towards me, are not keen for me to go to Jihad”. “The best deeds are: Salat in its stipulated hour, goodness towards parents and Jihad in the way of Allah.”īiharul Anwar, Volume 74, 3.
Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said: