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| Islamic Articles - Parents & Parenting |
| Monday, 06 December 2010 22:47 |
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Allah is our Creator and it was through our parents that He created us. This is the reason why He has given so many rights to the parents. It is stated, “Allah has ordered that do not worship anyone but Him and be dutiful towards your parents.” 
Virtues Helping your parents is better then performing Jihad. Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) narrates that a person came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and said, “I have intentions of going on Jihad.” The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked him, ‘Are any of your parents alive?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘Do Jihad by helping your parents.’ From this we can gather how important parents really are.TOP Story A man came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and asked him, ‘My mother is very old. I feed her with my hands and I help her do ablution and I sit her down on my shoulders. Have I done enough to repay her for the things she has done for me?’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘No. You have not even repaid he a bit. But Allah will give you a small amount of deeds for what you have done.’ Such is the value and status of a mother and this is because nothing can compensate for the chores she has born for her child since pregnancy to his upbringing. Status Bahys ibn Hakim said that he heard from his grandfather, that he had asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), ‘Who should I do a good turn?’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him)replied, ‘Your mother.’ His grandfather once more asked the Prophet (Peace be upon him), ‘Who shall I do a good turn?’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘Your mother.’ His grandfather repeated the question a third time. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, ‘Your mother.’ After repeating the question for the fourth time, the Prophet (Peace be upon him)replied, ‘Then your father and then in order, your relatives.’ Importance Hadhrat ibn Abbas (RA) said, ‘At the time of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), there was a young man named Alkamah. He used to work very hard and give his earnings to charity. One day he became very ill. His wife sent a message to the Prophet (PBUH). The Prophet (PBUH) sent Bilal (RA), Ali (RA), Suleman (RA) and Amar (RA) with these words, ‘See how he is.’ They went and found that he was indeed very ill and close to death. They spent some time trying to make him read the Kalimah, but something was holding him back. Hazrat Bilal (RA) returned to tell the Prophet (Peace be upon him) about his condition. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked, ‘Are his parents alive?’ Bilal replied, ‘His father has passed away, but his mother is still alive.’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) told Bilal to call his mother and if she couldn't come then the Prophet (PBUH) would come to her. As soon as Alkamah’s mother heard, she grabbed her walking stick and came right away. She did Salaam and the Prophet (Peace be upon him) returned it and asked, ‘Tell me truthfully, if you don't, then I will learn by revelation. What sort of deeds did your son do?’ She told the Prophet (Peace be upon him) that he was a very pious man, that he used to read prayers consistently, fast constantly and give alms abundantly. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) asked her how he was with her. She said, ‘I am upset with him. Instead of me, he gives preference to his wife. He used to disobey me and listened to his wife. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said to her, ‘Your displeasure has stopped Alkamah from reciting the Kalimah.’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) then ordered his Companions to gather some wood and to burn him. The mother asked whether they were really going to burn her son in front of her? The Prophet (Peace be upon him) told her, ‘Allah's punishment is much greater. If you want Allah to forgive Alkamah, you must first forgive him yourself. His praying, fasting and alms-giving will do him no good.’ His mother raised her hands and said, ‘I have forgiven him.’ The Prophet (Peace be upon him) sent Bilal to check on Alkamahh. He was reading the Kalimah. Alkamahh died that very day. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) arranged his funeral and led his Janazah. After that he stood up and addressed the people. ‘The person who prefers his wife rather than his mother, Allah’s curse be upon him. His faraaidh and nawafil will not be accepted.’ Source: Inter-Islam.org Share |
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