International Mother Day Message

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Parents are the best gift for the kids. They look after them when they are very young, when cannot do anything by themselves and do not understand what is good for them and what is bad. They provide them food, shelter, clothing, and nurse them with great love and affection. They sacrifice their own happiness for the happiness of the kids. This can be realized well when we look at the kids who do not have either parent. They are so unlucky. We are Muslim and Islam is our religion; Quran and Hadith are our guidance. Islam gives us enough guidance to lead our life according to Allah’s will. And the will of Allah is the most beneficial for us all including our parents and us. Now let’s remind ourselves what Islam says about our parents especially mother which are relevant on this auspicious International Mother Day.

1. A Muslim child should respect and appreciate his or her parents on a daily basis; not once a year. Allaah mentions that human beings must recognise their parents and that this is second only to the recognition of Allaah Himself.

2. Allah Says, “"And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as] 'uff' [i.e., an expression of irritation or disapproval] and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word. And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say: 'My Lord! Have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.'" [Quran 17:23-24]

3. Allaah again emphasises in chapter An-Nisaa' that children should be kind to their parents. He says what means: "Worship Allaah and associate nothing with Him, and do good to parents..." [Quran 4:36]

4. In Chapter Al-An'aam, Allaah reemphasises that people should be kind to their parents; He says what means: "Say: 'Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment...'" [Quran 6:151]

5. When both or one of them dies, Allah orders us to Pray for them by saying, “'My Lord! Have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.”

6. Abu Usaid Saidi said: We were once sitting with Rasulullah when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And Rasulullah said: Yes. You must pray to Allah to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to anyone, and respect their relatives and their friends (Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah).

7. Abdullah ibn Amr related that the Messenger of Allah said: The major sins are to believe that Allah has partners, to disobey one’s parents, to commit murder, and to bear false witness (Bukhari, Muslim).

Specialty of Mother:

1. Prophet Muhammad [SM] also says in a famous narration, “ Paradise lies under the feet of your mother” [Musnad Ahmad, Sunan An-nasai, Sunan Ibn Maaja] ...emphasizing that each of us should cherish and respect his/her mother and that pleasing them will serve well in the hereafter also.

2. It was narrated by Abu Hurayrah that a man came to the Prophet and asked him: ‘O Messenger of God! Who among the people is the most worthy of my good companionship? The Prophet said: Your mother. The man said, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man further asked, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your mother. The man asked again, ‘Then who?’ The Prophet said: Then your father. (Bukhari, Muslim)

3. ‘A’ishah Radiyallahu ‘anha narrates that Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said: While asleep I found myself in Paradise and heard someone reciting the Qur’an. I asked: Who is this? The angels replied: Harithah ibne-Nu’man. Then Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam said to ‘A’ishah: (indeed) Great deeds are like this, great deeds are like this! (it’s the result of a great deed that) Harithah ibne-Nu’man was very dutiful to his mother. (Musnad Ahmad)

4. A person came to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) and complained that his mother was ill tempered. The Holy Messenger said, "She was not ill tempered when she kept you in her womb for nine months." The person insisted, "Sir, I am telling you the truth that she is ill-tempered." The Holy Prophet said, "She was not ill-tempered when she used to keep awake the whole night for your sake and feed you." "I have recompensed all these favors of my mother", boasted the complainant. The Prophet then asked, "How have you recompensed her?" "I have helped her perform hajj by putting her on my shoulders," he replied. The Holy Prophet then stated, "Can you also recompense the painful pangs which your mother bore at the time of your birth?"

If we go through these verses of the Holy Qur'an and the Hadiths, the following points will be evident:

(1) Parent's rights are next to those of Almighty Allah in Islam. This is authenticated by the fact that, after the description of the Unity of Almighty Allah, the Holy Quran has repeatedly ordered for the most pleasant and submissive behavior with the parents.

(2) When parents become old their temperament changes. They usually become easily irritable and short tempered due to their age. Their children should take these changes for granted and show considerable patience and magnanimity for their aging parents.

(3) Parents should be respected and revered throughout their lifetimes.

(4) The children should adopt attitudes of humbleness, politeness, and obedience for the parents. They should readily carry out the orders of parents and also feel comforted by doing so. In old age when parents are invalid and naturally depend upon their children, the children should serve them like an obedient servant. While doing so, they should feel exalted and thank Almighty Allah for having the opportunity of serving their parents in their old age

(5) We should recall those days of infancy when we were totally dependent on our parents. During that period we were weak and in need of help from the parents to survive. In those days our parents nourished us with love and affection bearing all sorts of hardships. They felt happy when we were happy and became restless when we were even slightly disturbed. The children should always have these memories fresh in mind and pray to Almighty Allah to be merciful and kind to their parents in their old age as they had been considerate and kind to them in their hour of need.

We should try our best to follow these guidance of Quran and Hadith throughout of our life, insallah.

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