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Al-Isra 17:23 ۞ وقضى ربك الا تعبدوا الا اياه وبالوالدين احسانا اما يبلغن عندك الكبر احدهما او كلاهما فلا تقل لهما اف ولا تنهرهما وقل لهما قولا كريما ٢٣

17:23
۞ وَقَضَىٰ
رَبُّكَ
أَلَّا
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ
إِمَّا
يَبۡلُغَنَّ
عِندَكَ
ٱلۡكِبَرَ
أَحَدُهُمَآ
أَوۡ
كِلَاهُمَا
فَلَا
تَقُل
لَّهُمَآ
أُفّٖ
وَلَا
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا
وَقُل
لَّهُمَا
قَوۡلٗا
كَرِيمٗا
٢٣
For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Command to Worship Allah Alone and to be Dutiful to One's Parents

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Chapter 17, Page 284, Juz 15

23. For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully. 24. And be humble with them out of mercy, and pray, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.” 25. Your Lord knows best what is within yourselves. If you are righteous, He is certainly All-Forgiving to those who ˹constantly˺ turn to Him. 26. Give to close relatives their due, as well as the poor and ˹needy˺ travellers. And do not spend wastefully. 27. Surely the wasteful are ˹like˺ brothers to the devils. And the Devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord. 28. But if you must turn them down ˹because you lack the means to give˺—while hoping to receive your Lord’s bounty—then ˹at least˺ give them a kind word. 29. Do not be so tight-fisted, for you will be blameworthy; nor so open-handed, for you will end up in poverty. 30. Surely your Lord gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. He is certainly All-Aware, All-Seeing of His servants.

- Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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