Parents Rights And Duties
It is very difficult to comment on this specific situation and people involved without knowing the complete detail but some things can be said as principles in this matter: 1. The relationship between mother and child is eternal and does not go away because of such or other circumstances. 2. We are asked to be kind and merciful to our parents. Quran recall the pain and sacrifice that mother goes through in the birth and early stages of childhood. That’s the main reason we are asked to be kind with them in return, specially with mother. (31:14) 3. Quran declared that good and bad deeds are not equal in their reward and we are asked to repel the bad with the one that is better (41:34). 4. Even when parents are involved in a heinous act like Shirk, we are asked to be friendly with them according to the norms of the culture and society. (31:15) 5. Once Asma bint Abu Bakr’s mother, who was still an unbeliever, came to see her in Madinah. She told this to the Prophet and said: “My mother has come to see me, and she is expecting something from me. May I oblige her?” The Prophet said: “Yes, be kind to your mother” (Muslim : 2195) 6. When parents make mistakes and they ask for forgiveness then we should open our hearts and accept it and forgive them because we also want Allah SWT to forgive us despite all our shortcomings. (24:22)