if a person prayers, and dose various other muslims deeds and has a clean heart yet fails to respect their parents or even care for their parents is this wrong? and will they be punished for it?
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He has a clean heart but he does not respect his parents
Question: 11495
Answer
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.
Yes, that is counted as a sin for which a person will be punished, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.
And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy” [al-Israa’ 17:23-24]
Shaykh Sa’d al-Humayd
Every kind of annoying one's parents, whether in word or deed, is an act of disobedience which means that the child is a sinner, because it goes against the command and prohibition of Allaah, Who has commanded us to speak to them kindly and treat them kindly. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“but address them in terms of honour.
And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy” [al-Israa’ 17:24]
It is forbidden to dishonour them by saying or doing bad things to them. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them” [al-Israa’ 17:23]
If the child does that, then he has to repent to Allaah and seek his parents’ forgiveness, so that he may escape the punishment.
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Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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