10. The One who Fails his Parents will not enter the Garden
21. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Disgrace!
Disgrace! Disgrace!” They said, “Messenger of Allah, who?” He said, “The one who fails his parents
or one of them when they are old will enter the Fire.”
11. Allah prolongs the life of someone who is dutiful towards his parents
22. Mu’adh said, “Bliss belongs to someone who is dutiful towards his parents. Allah Almighty will
prolong his life.”
12. One does not ask forgiveness for his father if he is an idolater
23. Ibn ‘Abbas mentioned the words of the Almighty, “When one or both of them reach old age with
you, do not say ‘Ugh!’ to them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak to them with
gentleness and generosity. Take them under your wing, out of mercy, with due humility and say:
‘Lord, show mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.” (17:23-24) He said,
“This was abrogated in Surat at-Tawba: ‘It is not right for the Prophet and those who have iman to ask
forgiveness for the mushrikun even if they are close relatives after it has become clear to them that
they are the Companions of the Blazing Fire.’ (9:113)”
13. Dutifulness towards a parent who is an idolater
24. Sa’id ibn Abi Waqqas said: “Four ayats were revealed about me. The first was when my mother
swore she would neither eat nor drink until I left Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace. Allah Almighty revealed, ‘But if they try to make you associate something with Me about
which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. Keep company with them correctly and courteously
in this worldÉ‘ (31:15) The second was when I took a sword that I admired and said, ‘Messenger of
Allah, give me this!’ Then the ayat was revealed: ‘They will ask you about booty.’ (8:1) The third was
when I was ill and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to me and
I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I want to divide my property. Can I will away a half?’ He said, ‘No.’ ‘A
third?’ I asked. He was silent and so after that it was allowed to will away a third. The fourth was
when I had been drinking wine with some of the Ansar. One of them hit my nose with the jawbone of
a camel. I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and Allah Almighty
revealed the prohibition of wine.”
25. Asma’ bint Abi Bakr said, “In the time of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
my mother came to me hoping (I would be dutiful). I asked the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, ‘Do I have to treat her well?’ ‘Yes,’ he replied.”
Ibn ‘Uyayna said, “Then Allah revealed about her, ‘Allah does not forbid you from being good to those
who have not fought you in the deen.’ (60:8)”
26. Ibn ‘Umar said, “‘Umar saw a silk robe for sale. He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, would you buy this
robe and wear it on Jumu’a and when delegations visit you?’ He replied, ‘Only a person who has no
portion in the Next World could wear this.’ Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, was given some robes made of the same material. He sent one of the robes to ‘Umar.
‘Umar exclaimed, ‘How can I wear it when you said what you said about it?’ The Prophet replied, ‘I did
not give it to you so that you could wear it. You can sell it or give it to someone.’ ‘Umar sent it to a
brother of his in Makka who had not yet become Muslim.”
14. A person should not revile his parents
27. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
“Reviling one’s parents is one of the great wrong actions.” They asked, “How could he revile them?”
He said, “He reviles a man who then in turn reviles his mother and father.”
28. ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr said, “A man’s reviling his father is one of the major wrong actions in the sight
of Allah Almighty.”
15. The punishment for disobeying parents
29. Abu Bakra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “There is no
wrong action more likely to bring punishment in this world in addition to what is stored up in the Next
World than oppression and severing ties of kinship.”
30. ‘Imran ibn Husayn said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,
‘What do you say about fornication, drinking wine and theft?’ ‘Allah and His Messenger know best,’
we replied. He stated, ‘They are acts of outrage and there is punishment for them, but shall I tell you
which is the greatest of the great wrong actions? Associating with Allah Almighty and disobeying
parents.’ He had been reclining, but then he sat up and said, ‘and lying.