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2301. 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Abī Bakrah narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Shall I not inform you of the greatest of the major sins?" They said: "Of course O Messenger of Allāh!" He said: "Shirk with Allāh, disobeying parents, and false testimony." Or: "False speech" He said: "So the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would not stop saying it until we said (to ourselves): 'I wish he would be quiet.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ḥadīth is [Ḥasan] Ṣaḥīḥ, and there is a narration on this topic from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr.
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Commentary
There is no denying that the Creator of man is Allāh. However, the apparent
sources of his creation are his parents. Hence it is that disobedience to them is a prelude to disobedience to Allāh. And just as polytheism is the denial of Allāh's right over His creatures, disobedience to parents is the denial of their rights over their children. Islam demands fulfilling the rights of parents as well as Allāh.
