This document discusses the importance of being dutiful and respectful towards one's parents according to Islamic teachings. It cites verses from the Quran that command worshipping God alone and being dutiful, respectful and humble towards one's parents. It warns against using harsh or disrespectful words towards parents and advises addressing them with honor. A hadith mentions that those who do not enter paradise include those who see their elderly parents but do not serve them. The document encourages reassessing one's attitude and serving parents in the best way while one still can.

1. Are you somebody’s son or
daughter?
If yes, this is for you…

2. “Mom! ”
“Ammi!”
“Amma!”
“Dad!”
“Abbu!”

3. And your Lord has decreed that you
worship none but Him. And that you be
dutiful to your parents…
(Qur’an 17:23)

4. “Mom, you don’t know what
the latest fashion’s all about!”
“Dad, I just can understand
you – it’s the generation gap!”
“Your age is catching on, you
need to slow down!”

5. …If one of them or both of them
attain old age in your life …
(Qur’an 17:23)

6. “Uff!”
“Argh!”
“Urgh!”
“Not again!”
“What’s wrong with you?!”
“You’re such a pain!”
“Why do you have to be so difficult?”

7. … Say not to them a word of disrespect, nor
shout at them but address them in terms of
honor…
(Qur’an 17: 23)

8. “Say what you will, I don’t care!”
“I should apologize to you ?! You should
be apologizing to me!”
“I won’t do it, go ahead – try and see if
you can make me!”
“Why should I ever do what you say? I
know what’s best for myself so stay out of
my life!”
“You have no right to stop me from
doing, wearing or getting anything that I
want!”

9. And lower unto them the wing of
submission and humility through mercy…
(Qur’an 17: 24)

10. “Why don’t you just go away?”
“Please try to make things easy
for me – I’ve got a lot going on in
my life already!”
“I wish I didn’t have parents like
you at all!”

11. …and say: "My Lord! Bestow on them
Your Mercy as they did bring me up
when I was small."
(Qur’an 17: 24)

12. And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and
good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness
and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his
weaning is in two years give thanks to Me and to your
parents, unto Me is the final destination.
(Qur’an 31: 14)

13. And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and
kind to his parents. His mother bears him with
hardship and she brings him forth with hardship,
and the bearing of him, and the weaning of him is
thirty months…
(Qur’an 46: 15)

14. Narrated Abu Hurairah:
Allah's Messengerpbuh
said: ‘Let him be humbled into dust! Let him
be humbled into dust!’
It was said: ‘O Allah's Messengerpbuh
who is he?’
He said: ‘He who sees either of his parents during their old age or
he sees both of them, but he does not enter Paradise (through his
deeds of service towards them)!’
(Sahih Muslim)
A Hadith summarizes it all…

15. Come…
Let us reassess and reanalyze our attitude
towards our parents while we still have the
chance.
May Allahswt
grant us the ability and the
opportunity to serve our parents as He Willed –
that is… in the most excellent manner!
Ameen!