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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).

The Qur’an says: But if they urge you to ascribe to Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge, then do not obey them… (5) However, kindness and respect to them even in such situations remains obligatory on the child. In continuation of the above-quoted verse, Allah says: Keep their company honourably in this world and follow the way of those who turn to Me penitently. Then to Me will be your return, whereat I will inform you concerning what you used to do.

(5) Meanwhile, it has been proven by experience that those who tease their parents do not remain happy and prosperous in their lives and consequently they will not attain salvation. The Rights of Parents In a family circle, the relationship of parents to their children is like that of the roots of a tree to its branches because the continuity and survival of the branches of the tree depend upon its roots. Parents are also the founders of the children’s life.

Since the human society is comprised of the two categories, i.e., parents and children, parents are the main roots of the human society. Besides, an act of ingratitude or disrespect towards the parents is also a cause of decadence of humanity and the annihilation of the society. This is because, the disrespect of children towards their parents will be reflected by the parents in the form of unkindness and disfavor towards them.

And if the children look towards their parents with disrespect and lowliness, they cannot expect anything better from their own children and will not depend upon the help of their children when they reach the age of debility and infirmity. Thus, they naturally become disappointed to form a family, as is the case with many of the young people of the present age.

Generalization of this kind of thinking will definitely obstruct the path of regeneration and reproduction, because a wise man will never devote his valuable life to nurture a young tree from whose fruits he will not benefit, under whose shadow he will not sit, and that looking towards it will render him no benefit but grief and anguish.