The Fourteen Rights of the Parents

• November 01, 2014
• Author: Hazhrat Shah Moulana Abrar-ul-Haq Hardoi, translated by SBNY

PARENTS HAVE FOURTEEN RIGHTS

Seven rights during lifetime:

1. Esteem: to revere and respect them
2. Affection: to adore and love them
3. Obedience: to follow their commands
4. Servitude: to serve them and perform their tasks
5. Care: to comfort them
6. Fulfillment: to satisfy their needs
7. Visitation: to visit and converse with them frequently

Seven rights after death:

1. Pray for salvation: to beg Allah Subhaanahu wa Taala for mercy and forgiveness
2. Provision of THawaab: to do things which result in award of THawaab to their souls
3. Respect of loved ones: to respect their relatives, friends and companions
4. Help relatives: to aid and care for their family and friends as much as possible
5. Payment of debt: to payoff their debt or any obligation they owed
6. Implementation of their will: to act upon their legitimate will
7. Visitation: to visit their gravesite occasionally