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Lesson Rights of the Parents
Islam has honored parents with the greatest of honors by associating kindness to them with the most significant matter in Islam, Tawheed. (oneness of Allah) Allah says (For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and honor your parents.) [Al-Isra:23] Allah has made the parents the means through which children come into existence, and no matter what efforts they exert, they will never be able to repay the kindness their parents showed them nor compensate them for all the struggles they went through so that their children are comfortable, and taking care of them.
Allah's justice has decreed that parents have rights over their children as a reward for the praiseworthy effort they have exerted and are still exerting to take care of them. Allah says (We have commanded people to honor their parents.) [Al-Ankaboot:8] And He says: (Still keep their company in this world courteously,) [Luqman:15] And when one of the companions asked the Prophet ﷺ: "O Messenger of Allah, who is the most deserving of my good companionship?" He said: «Your mother.» He said: "Then who?" «Then your mother.» He said: then who?" He replied again: «Then your mother.» He said: "Then who?" He answered: «Then your father.» (Al-Bukhari 5971, Muslim 2548)
The Virtue of Honoring Parents
Honoring one's parents is a duty and an obligation upon the children; in keeping them, there is a great reward, a means for blessings and sustenance, good in this life, and a means to enter Paradise in the next life. Therefore, the Prophet ﷺ said: «Let him be humbled, let him be humbled. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said. He who finds his parents in old age, either one or both of them, and does not enter Paradise.» (Muslim, 2551).
Kindness to one's parents is one of the best and dearest deeds to Allah. Abdullah bin Masoud (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet ﷺ: "Which work do I love to Allah?" He said: «Prayer on time.» He said: "Then which?" He replied: «Then honor one's parents.» He said: "Then which?" He said: «Jihad for the sake of Allah.» (Al-Bukhari, 527, Muslim, 85)
Honoring parents is better than voluntary jihad, and a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: "I strive in the way of Allah"? He said: «Do you have two parents?» He said: "Yes." He said: «Then strive hard for them.» (Al-Bukhari, 5972, Muslim, 2549).
Disobedience to Parents
Disobedience to parents is one of the greatest of the major sins. In a narration, the Prophet ﷺ said: «The greatest of major sins: is associating partners with Allah and disobeying one's parents...» (Al-Bukhari, 6919, Muslim, 87)
