From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we talk to them about what they want, and not what we want.
Category: Sincerity
I am the only one who is
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we do not make them feel that our sisters and brothers are not concerned about them, and that...
Let them know they are loved
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we make them feel they are loved by us, their children.
What are they doing?
The correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that when Allaah has chosen us to be dutiful to one (or both) of our parents, we do not allow Shaytaan to.
This great blessing
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we exert ourselves in supplication to Allaah, that he helps us and blesses us to honour them...
In pursuit of praise and status
Nothing closes the door to Allaah like the pursuit of praise and status.
The desire for leadership
The one from whom you smelt the odour [for the desire] of leadership will not be successful.
The love of fame
He who loves fame, has not feared Allaah.
The love of this world
There is none who loves [the pursuit of] this world, except that he has not loved death; [yet] whoever exerts himself [in righteousness] towards it (death), [will find that he] loves to meet his Lord.
He was capable of dictating it all from memory
Abu 'Ali as-Sadafee رحمه الله said [about Abu Bakr al-Hamawee رحمه الله]: He was pious, and an ascetic. As for [his knowledge of] fiqh, then it used to be said