PARENTS

In Islam

Umair Ul Islam
Ahmed Tanveer
Islamic Cultural Circle of Sweden Faisal Nadeem
What do they do?

Take care of us, teach us, help us, provide

for us financially and academically.
Without them, most of us would
not be in the places we are today.
Did you know?
Our mothers carry us for
9 GRUELING MONTHS
before we are born,
and for at least 18 years
afterwards.
 Unfortunately
...
...people do not treat their parents in the manner they deserve.
Not only is this disregard unfair to our parents, it is also strictly forbidden in Islam.
Allah has commanded us to treat out parents with utmost respect, no matter the situation we
are in.

1) Rude (shouting)
2) Ignoring
3) Giving more priority to friends

What other ways can you think of?

Allah says in the Qur'an

"Your Lord has decreed

that you worship none
but Him, and that you be
kind to parents. Whether
one or both of them
attain old age in your life,
say not to them a word
of contempt, nor repel
them, but address them
in terms of honor"
(17:23)
 What if?
Even if our parents strive to make us commit the worst
act in Islam, we must still treat them with justice.
There is NO concept of leaving our parents in Islam,
even if they are disbelievers.
Your
Motherx3 In one saying of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), a
companion asked him "who deserves the most good
treatment and respect."
The Prophet (pbuh) replied, “Your mother.” The
companion asked again, and again the reply was “Your
mother.” The companion asked a third time, and once
more the Prophet (pbuh) said, “Your mother.”
When the companion asked for the last time, the Prophet
(pbuh) then answered, “Your father.”
Another Narration…
In another saying, we are told that a man did the
entire pilgrimage, Hajj, with his elderly mother on
his back. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) told
him that this did not even repay his mother for a
single kick the man gave his mother while she
was pregnant with him.
What about Papas?
This is not to say that our fathers do not deserve
respect. The story of Prophet Ibraheem (a.h) in the
Qur'an tells us that his father was ready to kill him
for destroying religious idols and abandoning the
pagan religion.

Ibraheem (a.h) instead of losing control, merely

prayed to Allah to have mercy on his father and to
help him find the truth.
How we act with them?
Smiling kindly at our parents is as though
we have done the pilgrimage to Mecca,
the Hajj.
Talking to our parents on a day-to-day
basis
Pray for our parents (A child’s prayer
for their parents is powerful)
THANK YOU