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Quran · Qur'an 17:23 · Al-Israa
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
Qur'an 17:23 · Al-Israa
The verse places honoring parents beside worshipping Allah, forbidding even a word of contempt in their old age.
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It shows how Islam weaves worship into ordinary family life.
How is patience with aging parents its own kind of worship?
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