Honouring Parents

Honouring Parents

Author: Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

Description: Allaah mentions the command to treat parents well alongside the command to worship Him as He says (interpretation of the meaning): And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents [al-Isra 17:23] Obedience to parents is obligatory on the child with regard to that which will benefit them and will not harm the child. With regard to that which does not bring them any benefits or which will cause harm to the child, he does not have to obey them in that case. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Ikhtiyaaraat (p. 114): A person is obliged to obey his parents with regard to that which is not sinful, even if they are immoral evildoers This has to do with that which is beneficial for them and not harmful to him. End quote.