Al Qur'an: Be good to your parents & show kindness to them (Urdu/English)

 

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barkatuh! Dear brothers and sisters in Islam, The Noble Qur'an often reminds us to be good to our parents and show kindness to them. Certainly this is quite a challenge for us careless and forgetful humans. We must try our level best to respect our parents. We should speak softly with our parents, and treat them kindly and gently. Let us ponder on the following verses, in which, our Lord has commanded us to be good with our parents and show kindness to them. What Qur'an says regarding Parents? ~Be good to your parents~ and ~show kindness to them~ [17.Surah Bani Israel : Ayah 23]  23. Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. [17.Surah Bani Israel : Ayah 24] And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." [31.Surah Luqman : Ayah 14] And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning:  (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal." [46.Surah Al-Ahqaf : Ayah 15] We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months.." Du'a for Parents Transliteration "Rabbir ham huma kama rabbayani sagheera." "Aye mere Rabb! In dono (mere waaldain) ke haal par apni Rahemat farmaaiye; jaise ki inhon ne bachpan mein (shaf'qat se) meri parwarish ki thi." ( The Noble Qur'an: Surah-17 ~ Ayah-24 ) Translation "My Lord! Bestow on them (on both my parents) Your Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood." ( The Noble Qur'an: Surah-17 ~ Ayah-24 ) (Aameen) Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. Imam Bukhari writes that: Prophet Muhammad [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] has said, The status of the deceased is raised (during their time in the grave), and the deceased ask Allah (Almighty.) why has this happened, Allah (Almighty.) replies that your son has prayed for your forgiveness.   (Al-Adab, Al-Mufid Chapter Excellency of the Parents by Imam Bukhari)