(23) And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. (24) And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small. (25) Your Lord is most knowing of what is within yourselves. If you should be righteous [in intention] - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning [to Him], Forgiving.
(8) And We have enjoined upon man goodness to parents. But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them. To Me is your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
(14) And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] in weakness upon weakness, and his weaning is in two years. Be grateful to Me and to your parents; to Me is the [final] destination. (15) But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
(15) And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims. (16) Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.
I asked the Messenger of Allah (PBUH): Which deed is most beloved to Allah? He replied: Praying on time. Narrator asked: Then what? He replied: Then honoring/being dutiful to one’s parents. Narrator asked: Then what? He replied: Then Jihad for the cause of Allah.
A man came to the Prophet of Allah (PBUH) and said: I pledge allegiance to you for migration and jihad seeking reward from Allah. the Prophet (PBUH) said: Is any of your parents alive? The man replied: Yes, actually both of them are. The Prophet (PBUH) said: So do you seek reward from Allah? The man replied: Yes. The Prophet (PBUH) said: Then go back to your parents and be a good companion to them.
While three men from those who were before you were walking, it started raining, so they took shelter in a cave, but it collapsed over them. They said to one another: By Allah, O people, nothing will save you except the truth. So let each man among you make a supplication to Allah by mentioning a deed that he knows he has done sincerely [only for the sake of Allah]. One of them said: O Allah, if you know that I had a hired hand who worked for me on a faraq [around 16 lbs] of rice and he went and left him, and that I went to that faraq and planted it. Then I bought with the yield some cows. Later on, the hired hand came to me asking for his wages, so I said: Go to those cows and drive them. He said: I only have a faraq of rice with you. I said: Go to those cows, for they are from that faraq. So he drove them. So [Allah] if you know that I did that out of fear of you, then relieve us. So the rock shifted a little. The other said: O Allah, if you know that I had two elderly parents, and I used to bring them milk from my sheep every night, but I was late for them one night, and I came back while they were asleep and my family and children were crying out of hunger. I used not to give them [my family] anything to drink until my parents had drunk first, but I hated to wake them up, and hated to leave them resigned to [the lack of] their drink. I kept waiting until dawn came. So [Allah] if you know that I did that out of fear of you, then relieve us. So the rock shiftedca little until they could look at the sky. The other said: O Allah, if you know that I had a cousin who was one of the dearest people to me, and that I tried to seduce her but she refused unless I brought her a hundred dinars, then I followed up on it until I collected them, then I brought them an gave them to her, and she allowed me to have sex with her. When I sat between her legs, she said: Fear Allah and do not break the seal [defloration] except with its rights. So I got up and left the hundred dinars. So [Allah] if you know that I did that out of fear of you, then relieve us. So Allah relieved them and they went out.
