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Parents:

It is essential for the children to obey their parents, being the most experienced guides, and the best well-wishers that they (children) can have.  They always support them, they sacrifice their own comforts for their children’s sake, they love them as no one else can, and they are the greatest blessing which the kids can have.  In return, it is, therefore, the duty of the children that they revere them, to obey them and to make them happy.  The parents have no object in view in advising the kids but to their own future well being.  When they correct their faults by gentle hints, by persuasion or even by rebuke or castigation, they have the best of motives.  Being unripe kids do not understand the consequences of their actions, therefore, liable to mistake, and it is only their (parents’) kind guidance, which keeps them on the right track.   

It is, therefore, incumbent upon the young men to place implicit faith in their parents and to obey them in all matters, except where they try to get them diverted from the right path.  A grown up young man, who is able to think for himself should follow his conscience in matters in which he happens to think differently in the light as given by Allah and His Prophet, (may peace and mercy of Allah be upon Him).  But, it must be borne in mind that ‘love’ of parents for their children can never be repaid, but with ‘love and respect’ in return.  Therefore, it is obligatory to every child that never ever, by thought, word or action they should cause them any bitterness or disappointment, especially in old age.

“………….Your lord has enjoined you to worship none but Him, and to show kindness to your parents.  If either or both of them attain old age with you, show them no sign of impatience, nor rebuke them; but speak to them kind words.  Treat them with humility and tenderness and say: ‘Lord, be merciful to them as they nursed me when I was an infant’.”

Al Qura’an (17.22)