Islamic Religious Council of Singapore

Friday Sermon

3 June 2022 / 3 Zulkaedah 1443H

Being Dutiful and Filial to  Our Parents

Blessed brothers and sisters,

Let us have taqwa towards Allah (s.w.t.) by obeying His commands and abstaining from His prohibitions. May we all be placed among the righteous in paradise. Amin.

Brothers and sisters,

Being dutiful towards parents is part of our fitrah or human nature. Every soul has been embedded with the sense of love and respect towards parents. Allah (s.w.t) commanded us in Surah Al-Isra’ verse 23:

Which means: “And 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 so much as ‘uff,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.”

Brothers and sisters,

There are many ways to be dutiful to our parents. We can express goodness through our speech, deeds, and even through our wealth.

Devotion towards parents includes looking after their needs as best as we can as they have indeed raised us with much love and care. Therefore, it is befitting that we pray to Allah (s.w.t.) to reward them for their love and kindness, as mentioned by Allah (s.w.t.) in surah Al-Isra, verse 24:

Which means: “And be humble with them out of mercy, and say, “My Lord! Be merciful to them as they had raised me when I was young."

Brothers and sisters,

The tough and challenging reality of life today may at times cause us to overlook and give less attention to our parents.

However, let us not use this as an excuse. If we are occupied with work such that it does not allow us the opportunity to visit them, we should at least check on their well-being by communicating with them through phone or video call. There are times when they yearn nothing from us other than to look at the faces of their children whom they have raised from childhood with great affection.

Brothers and sisters,

There is much importance in being dutiful to parents, the highest of which is that they are a means for the child to enter paradise or otherwise.

In this regard, the Prophet (s.a.w.) had sternly warned those who waste the opportunity of being filial to their parents.

In a hadith, the Prophet (s.a.w) said: “May he be disgraced! May he be disgraced! May he be disgraced!” He was asked: “Who, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet (s.a.w) replied: “One whose parents, or either parent, attain old age during his lifetime, yet he does not enter paradise (by being dutiful to them).” (Hadith reported by Imam Muslim) 

May Allah (s.w.t.) make us among those who are pious and filial towards our parents and show sincere devotion at every opportunity we have with them. Amin Ya Rabbal Alamin.

أَقُوْلُ قَوْلِي هَذَا وأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ العَظِيْمَ لِي وَ لَكُمْ، فَاسْتَغْفِرُوهُ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِيْم

 

 

Second Sermon

الحَمْدُ للهِ حَمْدًا كَثِيرًا كَمَا أَمَرَ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَن لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ أَجْمَعِينَ. أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَيَا عِبَادَ الله، اِتَّقُوا اللهَ تَعَالَى فِيمَا أَمَرَ، وَانتَهُوا عَمَّا نَهَاكُم عَنْهُ وَزَجَرَ.

أَلَا صَلُّوا وَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الْمُصْطَفَى، فَقَدْ أَمَرَنَا اللهُ بِذَلِكَ حَيْثُ قَال فِي كِتَابِهِ العَزِيزِ: إِنَّ اللهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَـا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسلِيمًا. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَ بَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ.

وَارْضَ اللَّهُمَّ عَنِ الخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ المَهْدِيِّينَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ وَعُثْمَانَ وَعَلِيِّ، وَعَن بَقِيَّةِ الصَّحَابَةِ وَالقَرَابَةِ وَالتَّابِعِينَ، وَتَابِعِي التَّابِعِينَ، وَعَنَّا مَعَهُم وَفِيهِم بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالمُؤْمِنَاتِ، وَالمُسْلِمِينَ وَالمُسْلِمَاتِ، الأَحْيَاءِ مِنهُم وَالأَمْوَاتِ. اللَّهُمَّ ادْفَعْ عَنَّا البَلَاءَ وَالوَبَاءَ وَالزَّلَازِلَ وَالمِحَنَ، مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، عَن بَلَدِنَا خَاصَّةً، وَسَائِرِ البُلْدَانِ عَامَّةً، يَارَبَّ العَالَمِينَ. رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. 

عِبَادَ اللهِ، إِنَّ اللهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالعَدْلِ وَالإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي القُرْبَى، وَيَنْهَى عَنِ الفَحْشَاءِ وَالمُنكَرِ وَالبَغْيِ، يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ، فَاذكُرُوا اللهَ العَظِيمَ يَذْكُركُمْ، وَاشْكُرُوهُ عَلَى نِعَمِهِ يَزِدكُمْ، وَاسْأَلُوهُ مِن فَضلِهِ يُعطِكُم، وَلَذِكرُ اللهِ أَكبَرُ، وَاللهُ  يَعلَمُ مَا تَصنَعُونَ.