A son insisting on disobeying Allah


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Q 9: A man has a son who has been taught the Islamic teachings at a very young age until he became an adolescent. The son refuses to apply the Islamic rulings. His father, who disciplines him with wisdom and good instruction, buys him all the lawful things he wants to encourage him to abide by Allah's obligations upon His Servants. All the attempts the father made to reform the son failed. What should the father do? (Part No. 25; Page No. 280


A: He should maintain his way of reform, invoke Allah for his son, and frequently advise him. It may be that Allah guides the son. The father will be rewarded for that, as Allah (Exalted be He) says, ...and whosoever fears Allâh and keeps his duty to Him, He will expiate from him his sins, and will enlarge his reward. However, if the son insists on disobeying Allah, the father should make him leave the house.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!




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