‘Having one’s parents through one’s early life is one of the greatest gifts a person can ask for […] [a] mother willingly takes on the onerous, and often monotonous tasks and duties of feeding, clothing, washing and generally looking after her children. In fact, she would not hesitate to lay down her own life to protect them from any harm. The father makes similar non-stop sacrifices. […] They are now, having reached old-age, too weak to even visit the lavatory by themselves. At this critical time when they are desperate to live out their final years with dignity and comfort they find amongst those they love the most, the most spiritually and morally dead amongst us desert them so that our pleasure-driven lifestyles are not interrupted.’ - [Mufti Muhammad Sajaad, Islam: Friend or Foe of Humanity?, Chp 21] Brothers and Sisters, our parents are a ni’mah from Allah. Be conscious of that fact that whilst we become occupied with the Duniya, they grow older and develop needs that should be attended to. May Allah make us love our parents in the way they love us and may He give us the ability to take care of them as they took care of us.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:45:01 +0000
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