Rasulullah (may peace be upon him) said:
There once was pious man named Juraij. He perfored many religious pieties that a monastery was built for him, and he lived inside it. One day his mother came while he was performinging his prayers. His mother called him: "Dear Juraij!" Juraij said in his heart:
"Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Juraij opted to continue praying until his mother left.
The nex da his mother came again and Juraij was still praying. His mother came again and Juraij was still praying. His mother called: "Dear Juraij!". Juraij said "Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Juraij opted to continue praying until his mother left.
called: "Dear Juraij!". The next day his mother came again (for the third time) and Juraij was still praying. His motherJuraij said "Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Again Juraij chose to continue praying until his mother left.
Hence his mother prayed: "Oh Allah! Do not take the life of Juraij until he has seen the faces of prostitutes!"
Since that moment, the tribe of Bani Israil started talking about Juraij and his pieties. There was a beautifully groomed prostitute. So the prostitute offered herself to Juraij, but Juraij ignored her. Then the prostitute approached a shepherd who was resting near Juraij's monastery, offered herelf to him and they commited fornication.
The prostitute became pregnant. When the child was born, the prostitute alledged: "This is the child of Juraij." So the people went to Juraij, forced him out, destroyed his monastery and beat him up, Juraij asked: "Why are you doing these to me?" They replied: "You have fornicated with this prostitute until she gave birth to your child!" Juraij asked: "Where is the baby?" hence the baby was brought to Juraij. He said "Le me be, I want to pray first." Then Juraij prayed. After he prayed, Juraij went to the baby, tapped the baby's tummy and asked:
"Dear baby, who is your father?" The baby replied: "My father is a shepherd."
When the people heard that, they went to Juraij, touched him and kissed him (because they were guilty of accusing him) and said: "We will rebuild your monastery which had destroyed and replace it with one of gold." Juraij replied: "No, but build one fro earth like the one before."
The above hadith shows how superior a parent is to his/her child and how important it is for a child to treat his parent kindly. Imagine, if a child who is praying is considered guilty because he ignores his mother, what about us who often so occupied in chasing after worldly livelihood that we ignore our parent's wishes?
In the Holy Qur'an: AND, OUT OF KINDNESS, LOWER THEM THE WING OF HUMINITY, AND SAY: "MY LORD, BESTOW ON THEM OUR MERCY AS THEY DID BRING ME UP WHEN I WAS YOUNG." (SURAH AL ISRA' 17.24)
There once was pious man named Juraij. He perfored many religious pieties that a monastery was built for him, and he lived inside it. One day his mother came while he was performinging his prayers. His mother called him: "Dear Juraij!" Juraij said in his heart:
"Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Juraij opted to continue praying until his mother left.
The nex da his mother came again and Juraij was still praying. His mother came again and Juraij was still praying. His mother called: "Dear Juraij!". Juraij said "Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Juraij opted to continue praying until his mother left.
called: "Dear Juraij!". The next day his mother came again (for the third time) and Juraij was still praying. His motherJuraij said "Dear God, my mother(calls) whereas I am praying." Again Juraij chose to continue praying until his mother left.
Hence his mother prayed: "Oh Allah! Do not take the life of Juraij until he has seen the faces of prostitutes!"
Since that moment, the tribe of Bani Israil started talking about Juraij and his pieties. There was a beautifully groomed prostitute. So the prostitute offered herself to Juraij, but Juraij ignored her. Then the prostitute approached a shepherd who was resting near Juraij's monastery, offered herelf to him and they commited fornication.
The prostitute became pregnant. When the child was born, the prostitute alledged: "This is the child of Juraij." So the people went to Juraij, forced him out, destroyed his monastery and beat him up, Juraij asked: "Why are you doing these to me?" They replied: "You have fornicated with this prostitute until she gave birth to your child!" Juraij asked: "Where is the baby?" hence the baby was brought to Juraij. He said "Le me be, I want to pray first." Then Juraij prayed. After he prayed, Juraij went to the baby, tapped the baby's tummy and asked:
"Dear baby, who is your father?" The baby replied: "My father is a shepherd."
When the people heard that, they went to Juraij, touched him and kissed him (because they were guilty of accusing him) and said: "We will rebuild your monastery which had destroyed and replace it with one of gold." Juraij replied: "No, but build one fro earth like the one before."
The above hadith shows how superior a parent is to his/her child and how important it is for a child to treat his parent kindly. Imagine, if a child who is praying is considered guilty because he ignores his mother, what about us who often so occupied in chasing after worldly livelihood that we ignore our parent's wishes?
In the Holy Qur'an: AND, OUT OF KINDNESS, LOWER THEM THE WING OF HUMINITY, AND SAY: "MY LORD, BESTOW ON THEM OUR MERCY AS THEY DID BRING ME UP WHEN I WAS YOUNG." (SURAH AL ISRA' 17.24)