Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (829) | Family and caring for the rights of parents and other relatives
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Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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The Family and Upholding the Rights of Parents and Other Relatives
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In the Muslim family, children should be raised to uphold the rights of their parents and to revere their status.
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This is because the command to do so has been linked to the command to worship Allah and affirm His oneness.
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“And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,” (4:36)
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Indeed, good treatment is not limited to them alone.
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Although it takes precedence over all other forms of good treatment,
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it extends to all other relatives, neighbors, orphans, the needy, and so forth.
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Thus, the verse is completed.
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and [give to] relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the distant neighbor, the companion beside you, the traveler, and those your right hands possess.
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“And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,” (4:36)
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The end of the verse indicates that neglecting this and falling short in it is a form of boasting, arrogance, and conceit.
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Upholding the rights of parents is not confined to the period of living with them in one family and one household.
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Rather, it continues even when the son or daughter grows up, gets married,
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and separates from their parents to form an independent family.
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And the parents grow old.
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In such a situation, showing them kindness, caring for them, and not neglecting them becomes even more crucial.
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Allah the Almighty says:
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“Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.” (17:23)
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“Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.” (17:23)
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“Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.” (17:23)
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“And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.” (17:24)
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“And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.” (17:24)
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So the son should not be preoccupied with his new family and responsibilities to the extent that he neglects them.
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Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah