Showing Kindness to Your Parents
Allah said in the Qur’an, in Ayahs 23-24 of Suratul-Isra’, what means: “Allah firmly ordered: Do not worship anyone other than Him. Be greatly benevolent to your parents whether one or both of them attain old age while living with or supported by you. Do not speak harshly to them or treat them with an annoyed attitude. Instead, speak to them with humble kindness and mercy. Make supplication to Allah and say: ‘O Allah bestow upon them Your Mercy, they have shown me mercy when they did bring me up when I was small.’”
One right of the Muslim parents on their Muslim children is for the children to treat them with goodness, to support them financially if they need their support (and they are able), be generous to them and not to be rough in treating them.
The children should address them with soft and pleasant words.
Allah prohibited us from saying to our parents any word that shows annoyance. He ordered us to address them with courtesy and respect.
Al-Bukhariyy related that a man came to the Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, and asked:
“O Prophet of Allah, who deserves my good companionship the most?”
The Prophet said: “Your mother.”
The man said: “Then who is next?”
The Prophet said: “Your mother.”
The man said: “Then who is next?”
The Prophet said: “Your mother.”
The man said: “Then who is next?”
The Prophet said: “Your father.”
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