Honor Your Parents And Lower Your Wings Of Humility

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم 

When you were small and vulnerable, your parents care for you with love and mercy. They lowered their wings to protect you. Now that your wings are dry and you can fly, show your gratitude by lowering your wings of humility to them and honoring them. Being grateful to your parents is being grateful to Allah who had chosen them to be your parents.

Allah Most High orders and say, 

"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. (23) And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small." (24)

 وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏ وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏

[Quran, al Isra 17:23-24]

The Quran is the source of guidance, and if something comes next to Allah – then it is without a doubt a very serious thing to ponder upon – an ayah of the Quran that emphasizes to show gratitude and obedience towards parents.

"And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination."

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُۥ وَهْنًا عَلَىٰ وَهْنٍ وَفِصَٰلُهُۥ فِى عَامَيْنِ أَنِ ٱشْكُرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَيْكَ إِلَىَّ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ‎﴿١٤﴾ 

[Quran, Luqman 31:14]

Honoring our parents means—obeying them, respecting them, lowering the wings of humility to them, restraining from showing displeasure to them, serving them, fulfilling their wishes, consulting with them, listening to what they say, abstaining from stubbornness towards them, and showing utmost respect towards them in their life and after their death.

May Allah grant us guidance to be good to our parents, and have mercy upon our parents, and forgive their mistakes and admit them into paradise. Aameen.

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