The Greatest Obligatory Act
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (ع)
أَنَّهُ قَالَ: بِرُّ
الْوَالِدَيْنِ أَكْبَرُ
فَرِيضَـةٍ.
The Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon
him) has said: “Goodness towards
(one’s) parents is the greatest
obligatory act.”
Mizanul Hikmah, Volume
10, Page 709
The Best of Deeds
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ (ع): أَفْضَلُ
الأَعْمَالِ الصَّلاَةُ
لِوَقْتِهَا وَ بِرُّ
الْوَالِدَينِ وَ الْجِهَادُ فِي
سَـبِيلِ اللٌّهِ.
Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said:
“The best deeds are: Salat in
its stipulated hour, goodness
towards parents and Jihad in the
way of Allah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page 85
Attachment to Parents
فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص):
فَقِرَّ مَعَ وَالِدَيْكَ فَوَ
الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ
لَأَُنْسُهُمَا بِكَ يَوْماً وَ
لَيْلَةً خَيْرٌ مِنْ جِهَادِ
سَنَةٍ.
[A person once approached the Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him and his
family) and said: “I have an old
father and mother, who due to
their attachment towards me, are
not keen for me to go to
Jihad.”]
[Hearing this], the Noble
Prophet (peace be upon him and
his family) said: “(If such is
the case then) Stay with your
parents for, by the One in whose
control lies my soul, their
attachment of one day and one
night to you is better than one
year of Jihad.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page 82
The Most Beloved Deed
سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللٌّهِ (ص):
أَيُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلـى
اللٌّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ؟ قَالَ
الصَّلاَةُ لِوَقْتِهَا. قُلْتُ
ثُمَّ أَيُّ شَيٍْءٍ؟ قَالَ
بِرُّ الْوَالِدَينِ. قُلْتُ
ثُمَّ أَيُّ شَيءٍٍ؟ قَالَ
الْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللٌّهِ.
[Ibne `Abbas states:] “I questioned the
Messenger of Allah (peace be
upon him and his family): Which
deed is the most beloved in the
eyes of Allah, the Mighty, the
Glorious?” He (peace be upon him
and his family) replied:
“(Offering) prayers at their
stipulated times.” I then asked:
“Which is the next most beloved
deed?” He (peace be upon him and
his family) answered: “Goodness
towards (one’s) parents.” I
asked him again: “After this
which is the most beloved act?”
He (peace be upon him and his
family) said: “Jihad in the way
of Allah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page 70
Looking at Parents
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): مَا
مِنْ وَلَدٍ بَارٍّ نَظَرَ إِلـى
أَبَوَيْهِ بِرَحْمَةٍ إِلاَّ
كَانَ لَهُ بِكُلِّ نَظْرَةٍ
حَجَّةٌ مَبْرُورَةٌ. فَقَالُوا
يَا رَسُولَ اللٌّهِ وَ إِنْ
نَظَرَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مِائَةَ
نَظْرَةٍ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ. أَللٌّهُ
أَكْبَرُ وَ أَطْيَبُ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his family) said: “Every
righteous child who casts a look
of mercy and affection upon his
parents shall be granted, for
every look of his, rewards
equivalent to that of an
accepted Hajj.” Those around the
Prophet questioned: “O’ Prophet
of Allah! Even if he were to
look at them a hundred times a
day?” The Messenger of Allah
(peace be upon him and his
family) replied: “Indeed! Allah
is the Greatest and Most Kind.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page 73
The Great Rank of Parents
عَن أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (ع)
قَالَ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ أَمَرَ
بِثَلاَثَةٍ مَقْرُونٍ بِهَا
ثَلاَثَةٌ أُخْرَى: أَمَرَ
بِالصَّلاَةِ وَ الزَّكَاةِ
فَمَنْ صَلَّى وَ لَمْ يُزَكِّ
لَمْ تُقْبَلْ مِنْهُ صَلاَتُهُ
وَ أَمَرَ بِالشُّكْرِ لَهُ وَ
لِلْوَالِدَيْنِ فَمَنْ لَمْ
يَشْكُرْ وَالِدَيْهِ لَمْ
يَشْكُرِ اللٌّهَ وَ أَمَرَ
بِاتِّقَاءِ اللٌّهِ وَ صِلَةِ
الرَّحِمِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَصِلْ
رَحِمَهُ لَمْ يَتَّقِ اللٌّهَ.
Imam al-Ridha (peace be upon him) has said:
“Allah, the Mighty, the
Glorious, has commanded three
things with which he has
associated three other things.
He associated payment of zakat
along with prayers such that one
who offers prayers, but desists
from offering zakat, his prayers
are rejected. He associated
gratitude to Him with gratitude
towards parents such that one
who is grateful to Allah, but
ungrateful to his parents, will
be deemed as ungrateful to
Allah. He associated
righteousness with bonds of
kinship such that one who is
righteous, but has severed
relations with his kin, will be
deemed as not being righteous.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, Page 77
Kindness to Parents
قَالَ الصَّادِقُ (ع): بِرُّ
الْوَالِدَيْنِ مِنْ حُسْنِ
مَعْرِفَةِ الْعَبْدِ بِاللٌّهِ
إِذْ لاَ عِبَادَةَ أَسْرَعُ
بُلُوغاً بِصَاحِبِهَا إِلَى
رِضَى اللٌّهِ مِنْ بِرِّ
الْوَالِدَيْنِ الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ
لِوَجْهِ اللٌّهِ.
Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said:
“Goodness towards the parents is
an indication of a person’s
excellent cognizance of Allah.
This is because there is no
worship that can take a person
towards the happiness of Allah
faster than exhibiting respect
towards his Muslim parents for
the sake of Allah.”
Biharul Anwar, Volume 74, pg.77
Obedience Towards One’s Parents
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص): مَنْ
أَصبَحَ مُطِيعاً لِلٌّهِ فِي
الْواَلِدَينِ أَصبَحَ لَهُ
بَابَانِ مَفْتُوحَانِ مِنَ
الْجَنَّةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ
وَاحِداً فَوَاحِداً.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his family) said: “One, who
follows the orders of Allah with
regards to obeying parents,
shall have two doors of Paradise
opened up for him. And if there
happens to be only one parent,
one door of Paradise shall open
up for him.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 16, Page 67
The Most Exalted Station
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللٌّهِ (ص):
أَلْعَبْدُ الْمُطِيعُ
لِوَالِدَيهِ وَ لِرَبِّهِ فِي
أَعْلَى عِلِّيِينَ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his family) has stated: “One who
is obedient towards his parents
and his Lord shall be
accommodated in the most exalted
of places on the Day of
Judgment.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 16, Page 467
Repayment Of Debts
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللٌّهِ (ص): مَنْ
حَجَّ عَنْ وَالِدَيهِ أَوْ قَضى
عَنْهُمَا مَغْرَماً بَعَثَهُ
اللٌّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِـيَامَةِ
مَعَ الأَبْرَارِ.
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and
his family) has said: “One who
performs Hajj on behalf of his
parents and repays their debts
shall be raised by Allah on the
Day of Judgment amongst the
righteous ones.”
Kanzul `Ummal, Volume 16, Page 468
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