The Prophet (s.

Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, regarding Allah’s saying “… if one of them or both of them reach old age with you… ”: “If they annoy you, do not show your inconvenience and if they were to hit you, do not shout at them and be harsh at them.”[^19] 435. Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “The lowest degree of disobedience [to parents] is to say ‘fie’, and if Allah had anything of a word less than this, He would have prohibited it.”[^20] 436.

Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, regarding Allah’s saying “ And out of compassion, lower unto them the wing of humility… ”: “Do not use your eyes in looking at them other with a glance of compassion and sympathy…