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Kissing the elderly on the forehead
Kissing the forehead of the elderly is [an act of] reverence and honour [towards them]. It is [merely] a practice and not an act of worship; as [can be] seen from this [narration]
Tire your feet, and do not tire your tongue
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
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.
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.
Parents complain their children delay their prayers
In general, parents complain about their children delaying the prayer past its time?
Performing ‘Umrah Badal on behalf of my parents who are alive
I have parents who are both of old age; my father is 75 years old, and my mother is 70.