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Therefore, if you, with no intention of disobeying against Allah, get involved in an erroneous behavior with regard to respect and goodness concerning your parents, and you regret it immediately, initiating compensation you will definitely be covered by His amnesty.

The verse says: “…If you be righteous, then verily He is for the repentant forgiving.” Quotations Concerning Respect for Parents in Islam Islam has stressed respect for parents to the extend that one can find such respect for few other matters. As examples, some traditions are cited here in this connection: In four of the Suras of the Glorious Qur’an, goodness towards one’s parents immediately follows the subject of monotheism.

Treating the matter in the same row, and equal basis with monotheism, exhibits the fact that to what extend it regards, for one’s parents is considered important in Islam. This issue is so important that both the Holy Qur’an and Islamic quotations have explicitly recommended that even if one’s parents are pagans, respect for them is a ‘must’. Thanking parents, in the Glorious Qur’an, is placed on an identical basis with thanking Allah for His blessings.

[^1] The Qur’an has not allowed the slightest kind of lack of respect for the parents. “…do not say to them ‘fie’…” [^2] A tradition from Imam Kazim (as) declares: “Some one called on the Prophet (S) and asked him about the rights of parents. He answered: ‘One must not call them by name. (They must be addressed as: My Father…!) He should not go in front of them when walking; and should not seat himself before his parent. One must not be acting in such a way as to be blamed for his parents.

He must not behave such a manner that people say: ‘Hoping that Allah does not forgive your father for having done such a job’.” [^3] The Prophet (S) has said: “Let his nose be rubbed against the ground! Let his nose be rubbed against the ground!

Let his nose be rubbed against the ground!” Then he was asked: “Whose nose O’ Messenger of Allah?” So he answered: “The one who does not do a good job to enter the Paradise once his parents reach old age!” This quotation has been cited by Moslem in his ‘Sahih’.[^4] Abū-Sayyid-’Ans ari has said: “Once we were with the blissful Prophet. A man from the Bani-Salmah came and said: ‘O!’ Messenger of Allah! Is there any thing good that I can do for them after the death of my parents?

And is there any generous act which I can do for them?’ He answered: ‘O’, Yes.