“…and be good to parents…” (Qur’an 2:83)
“…and (show) kindness unto parents…” (Qur’an 4:36)
“…and that you do good to parents…” (Qur’an 6:151)
35 ways to respect your parents! Must read!
- Put away your phone in their presence
- Pay attention to what they are saying
- Accept their opinions
- Engage in conversations
- Look at them with respect
- Always praise them
- Share good news with them
- Avoid sharing bad news with them
- Speak well of their friends and loved ones
- Keep in remembrance the good things they did
- If they repeat a story, listen like it’s the first time they’re telling it
- Don’t bring up painful memories from the past
- Avoid side conversations in their presence
- Sit respectfully around them
- Don’t belittle/criticize their opinions and thoughts
- Avoid cutting them off when they speak
- Respect their age
- Avoid hitting/disciplining their grandchildren around them
- Accept their advice and opinion
- Give them the power of leadership when they are present
- Avoid raising your voice at them
- Avoid walking ahead of them
- Avoid eating before them
- Avoid glaring at them
- Fill them with your appreciation even when they don’t think they deserve it
- Avoid putting your feet up in front of them or sitting with your back towards them
- Don’t speak ill of them to the point where others speak ill of them too
- Keep them in your prayers, always
- Avoid seeming bored or tired of them in their presence
- Avoid laughing at their faults/mistakes
- Do a task before they ask you to do
- Visit them often
- Choose your words carefully while talking with them
- Do not call them by their names
- Make them your priority above anything
Parents are a treasure on Earth and sooner than you think, that treasure will be taken away from you. Appreciate your parents while you still can!
“My Lord! bestow on them Thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.” (Qur’an 17:23-24)
“…(O’ Prophet), tell them that whatever (wealth) ye spend, it is (primarily) for parents and relatives…” (Qur’an 2:215)
“And We exhorted man to do good to parents.” (Qur’an 46:15)
Today let’s make loads of duas for our beloved parents, alive or deceased.
Let us pray that we will all do our best to respect our parents, honor them, be kind to them, help them, and please them for the love of Allah! InshaAllah!
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