Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 2 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 427

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بَابُ تَحْرِيمِ الْعُقُوقِ وَقَطِيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ.

Chapter: The Prohibition of Disobeying Parents and Severing Ties of Kinship.

وَقَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى: وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَاناً إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا.

Allah, Blessed and Exalted, says: Treat your parents with kindness. If one or both of them reach old age while in your care, never say to them even a word of annoyance, nor scold them, but speak to them with honor. Lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and pray: My Lord, have mercy on them just as they raised me when I was small.

فَأَمَرَ اللهُ بِالْإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْوَالِدَيْنِ، وَقَالَ: إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا، إِنْ بَلَغَا عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا؛ إِمَّا الْأُمُّ أَوِ الْأَبُ، أَوِ الْأُمُّ وَالْأَبُ جَمِيعًا فَضَجِرْتَ مِنْهُمَا؛ لِأَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ إِذَا كَبِرَ قَدْ يَصِلُ إِلَى الْهَرَمِ وَأَرْذَلِ الْعُمُرِ فَيُتْعِبُ، فَقَالَ حَتَّى فِي هَذِهِ الْحَالِ: فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ، أَيْ: لَا تَقُلْ: إِنِّي مُتَضَجِّرٌ مِنْكُمَا، وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا، أَيْ: عِندَ الْقَوْلِ، وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا، يَعْنِي: طَيِّبًا حَسَنًا يُدْخِلُ السُّرُورَ عَلَيْهِمَا، وَيُزِيلُ عَنْهُمَا الْكَآبَةَ وَالْحُزْنَ، وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ، يَعْنِي: ذُلَّ لَهُمَا مَهْمَا بَلَغْتَ مِنْ عُلُوِّ الْمَنْزِلَةِ، كَمَا تَعْلُو الطُّيُورُ، فَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ، وَتَذَلَّلْ لَهُمَا رَحْمَةً بِهِمَا، وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا، فَارْحَمْهُمَا أَنْتَ، وَادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَرْحَمَهُمَا.

Allah commands kindness toward parents. When they reach old age in your care—whether it is your mother, your father, or both—you may feel burdened, as the elderly can become frail and difficult. Yet, even in this state, He forbids you from expressing annoyance or scolding them. Instead, speak to them with grace, offering words that bring them joy and soothe their sorrow. Lower the wing of humility out of mercy; humble yourself before them regardless of how high your own status may be. Just as a bird lowers its wings, you should lower yours, treating them with tenderness. Pray for them, asking Allah to show them the same mercy they showed you when they raised you.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (21 verbs · 51 nouns)

• تَبَارَكَ — to be blessed
• تَعَالَى — to be exalted
• بَلَغَ — to reach
• بَاب — chapter
• تَحْرِيم — prohibition
• عُقُوق — disobedience