The Holy Quran 17:23 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا

Translation

Your Rabb has commanded that you worship only Him and that you treat your parents kindly. If any one of the two (your parents), or both of them reaches old age with you, (especially) then do not even tell them "Oof!" (or anything else that may cause them hurt) and do not rebuke them (even though they may be at fault). (Always) Speak gently to them. (Never raise your voice when speaking to them, speak with respect and never speak to them harshly.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Kindness to parents: in reality it is Allah Who grants existence to a child; the parents are the outward means of its coming into being. That is why in many verses the rights of parents are mentioned together with the rights of Almighty Allah.

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