Kindness to parents
Surah Al-Israa · 17:23–24
- 23وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوۤاْ إِلَّاۤ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَـٰنًاۚ إِمَّا يَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَاۤ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَاۤ أُفࣲّ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلࣰا كَرِيمࣰا
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
- 24وَٱخۡفِضۡ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِی صَغِيرࣰا
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."
These verses from Surah Al-Isra place kindness to parents right after the worship of Allah, and include the supplication "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small."
From Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), verses 17:23–24. The surah starts in Juz 15, on page 282 of the Madinah Mushaf.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Kindness to parents in the Quran?
It is in Surah Al-Israa, verses 23 to 24.