I attended a sermon about honoring parents, and among what the preacher said: that honoring them is required in all cas…

I attended a sermon about honoring parents, and among what the preacher said: that honoring them is required in all cases.

As for obeying them, it's restricted.

So treating them well and being kind to them is required in all cases.

As for obedience, it's obligatory in what benefits the father or mother, and has no prohibition for the child nor harm.

This detail -in its simplicity- is important, for many confuse saying: parents must be honored and obeyed, and the correct is that honoring is obligatory and obedience is conditional.

And among the beautiful things he drew attention to was that one of us may have fallen short in the right of his parents or one of them and regrets. So let him then remember Allah's saying: (Your Lord is most knowing of what is in your souls. If you should be righteous - then indeed He is ever, to the often returning, Forgiving)...and that after the verses (And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment) and what follows.

May Allah reward you well Prof. Dr. Mansour Abu Zina

I say:

So whoever fell short with them or was disobedient to them then regretted, don't let Satan make you despair of making up what passed, and don't say to yourself: (Woe to me, it's gone)...rather let him reform and his Lord will forgive those who often return.

Don't let Satan make you despair so you sit back from righteous deeds and calling to Allah, rather be active in good perhaps Allah will raise your parents' ranks with it and remove from them some of their bad deeds, and what honor is more beautiful than that?!

A great religion, no negativity nor despair nor discouragement in it, and a Generous Forbearing Lord, the door of repentance to Him always open.

And in our brother Dr. Ayman Khalil Al-Balawi's words: And rejoice O good one :)