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Rights of Parents and Children in Islam - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Rights of Parents and Children in Islam 2021-06-24 1504 Views Rights of Children , Duties of Parents , Islam and Children The works that a man must perform for someone who is the beneficiary are called rights (i.e., huquq ) and the works that a person must perform are called duties , orders , and obligations .

For instance, it is the duty of an employer to pay the wages of his employee and it is the right of the employee to receive it after performing a task for him. If the employer does not pay the wages, the employee can demand it and defend his right.

📌Contents The duty of a Child toward His Parents The Rights of Parents The Rights of Children on Parents Notes: The duty of a Child toward His Parents Parents are the means of the creation of a child and the importers of his initial education and training; therefore, the holy religion of Islam has placed a great deal of emphasis on children’s obedience to them and their respect, to such an extent that the Almighty Allah has commanded the children to be kind and generous to their parents, right after mentioning the Oneness of Allah: Your Lord has decreed that you shall not worship anyone except Him, and [He has enjoined] kindness to parents….

(1) Similarly, in authentic traditions enumerating great sins, misconduct towards parents is considered among the sins whose punishment is hastened by God: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) has stated: “There are three sins, the punishments of which are hastened and not deferred for the hereafter: disownment by one’s parents, committing oppression upon the people, and ingratitude with respect to kindness.” (2) The Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi-Talib (peace be upon him) has also said: “Goodness towards (one’s) parents is the greatest obligatory act.” (3) In the explanation of Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him), kindness to parents is considered among the best good deeds.

He said: “The best deeds are: Salat in its stipulated hour, goodness towards parents and Jihad in the way of Allah.” (4) In Islam, child’s obedience to the parents is obligatory except in the cases when they enjoin him to abandon one of the obligatory acts do forbidden acts (such as associating a partner with God).

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