May Allaah have mercy upon my mother, and all of our parents. She would often mention this saying: 'Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue.'* *The meaning of which is
Category: Parents
My father, as I knew him
Before [the advent of] electricity, he would go out every moonlit night to read. And in winter, he would go out and sit between two steel barrels for protection against the cold!
Working for a living
Some of the companions saw a strong young man racing to his job, and they remarked: 'If only in the Path of Allaah...', then the Prophet ﷺ responded to them, saying
How to please your parents
[Regarding how to please parents] - you please them with three things; that the child
Good manners
Good manners are better for the children [both] in terms of their character and wealth, than to give them gold and silver.
Which part of my body should I conceal?
From that [response] which pleased me [was]: A young girl asked her father: “Which part of my body should I conceal, and which part should I reveal?” So he said to her
Knowledge is attained by…
I heard our Shaykh, Dr. 'Abdul-Baaree رحمه الله in the library of his father, Shaykh Hammaad al-Ansaaree رحمه الله saying
The greatest gift for the parents
Some children give their parents gifts, and this is nice, and being good to them, and [a show of] affection [to them] - may Allaah reward them with good.
Presuming good of Allaah and reliance upon Him
My father رحمه الله was on the roof of the masjid repairing one of the drain pipes, when one of the passers by asked him: “Why [are you fixing the drain pipe] O Shaykh?” And he replied
Attaining marital bliss
Marital bliss is not attained by force or the imposition of control, indeed this is wrong.