Celebrate Our Mother Everyday

Mother’s day special (Honorable position of Mother in Islam) Taken by permission from : Shais Mother’s day is celebrated around the world in order to honor mothers. It’s a day to honor your mother. But are we suppose to honor our mother once in the year? And do we need to fix a day for it? In this article, I’ll be discussing whether the celebration of mother’s day is permissible in Islam or not and the rights Islam gives to mother. Is it permissible for Muslims to celebrate Mother’s day? There is a difference of opinion among the scholar on this opinion. Some say its permissible, others say its not. They say that its not permissible because these types of days like Mother’s day, father’s day are invented by the unbelievers because of the deficiency in their lifestyle. I personally agree with this view & I’ll be mentioning the honor Islam gives to the parents specially the mother which no human society can even imagine. In the west, people put their parents in old age home. Many of them contact their parents only once or twice in the year and for many mother’s day is that time of the year on which they contact their mother and give gifts to her etc. But this is not so in Islam. In Islam, mother is extremely honored. Its one of the greatest sins to be disobedient to parents specially the mother. Now lets see what Islam has to say about the rights of parents specially the Mother. Honorable Position of Mother in Islam In at least, SIX places the Holy Qur’an says “To be good and kind to your parents” Here are the references. Quran 2:83, Quran 4:36, Quran 6:151 , Quran 17:23-24, Quran 29:8, Quran 46:15 See how Allah mentions the mother along with himself “reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you)” (Quran 4:1) See how Allah mentions the mother along with himself. In religions like Judaism, Christianity etc. pregnancy and childbirth is considered as a punishment to the women. Read Genesis 3:16. In Islam pregnancy and child-birth has uplifted the status of woman and the mother is highly honored because of it. The Quran says “We have enjoined on man kindness to his parents: In pain did his mother bear him, and in pain did she give him birth. The carrying of the (child) to his weaning is (a period of) thirty months.” (Quran 46:15) “And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him, and in years twain was his weaning: (hear the command), "Show gratitude to Me and to thy parents: to Me is (thy final) Goal.” (Quran 31:14) The Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him) said : Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Who is more entitled to be treated with the best companionship by me?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man said. "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man further said, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your mother." The man asked for the fourth time, "Who is next?" The Prophet said, "Your father. " (Sahih Bukhari “Volume 8, Book 73, Number 2: ) In short, 75% of the love and companionship goes to the mother and only 25% goes to the father. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said. Its mentioned Narrated 'Abdullah: I asked the Prophet "Which deed is the dearest to Allah?" He replied, "To offer the prayers at their early stated fixed times." I asked, "What is the next (in goodness)?" He replied, "To be good and dutiful to your parents" (Sahih Bukhari Volume 1, Book 10, Number 505) The Prophet (pbuh) said Narrated Anas: The Prophet was asked about the great sins He said, "They are:-- (1 ) To join others in worship with Allah, (2) To be undutiful to one's parents. (3) To kill a person (which Allah has forbidden to kill) (i.e. to commit the crime of murdering). (4) And to give a false witness." (Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 48, Number 821) Narrated Abu Bakra: The Prophet said thrice, "Should I inform you out the greatest of the great sins?" They said, "Yes, O Allah's Apostle!" He said, "To join others in worship with Allah and to be undutiful to one's parents." (Sahih Bukhari Volume 3, Book 48, Number 822) It is reported on the authority of 'Abdullah that the Apostle of Allah observed: The best of' the deeds or deed is the (observance of) prayer at its proper time and kindness to the parents. (Sahih Muslim Book 001, Number 0155) Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: Let him be humbled into dust; let him be humbled into dust. It was said: Allah's Messenger, who is he? He said: He who sees either of his parents during their old age or he sees both of them, but he does not enter Paradise (on account of serving them). (Sahih Muslim Book 032, Number 6189) Do we still need a mother’s day? To me it seems insulting to set a day in order to honor our mother. See how our beautiful religion honors parents, specially the mother. In Islam, we are to be dutiful to our parents as long as they do not ask us to disobey Allah and his messenger (pbuh). As Muslims, we cannot accept anything of the creation of Allah in contradiction to what Allah has said, but still we are to be kind and sophisticated and not rude. My dear Muslim brothers and sister, be kind and merciful to your parents. If you are not in peace with them for any reason, apologize to them and be in peace with them. It’s one of the greatest sins to be undutiful to your parents. May Allah guide all of us. “Say: "O ye men! Now Truth hath reached you from your Lord! those who receive guidance, do so for the good of their own souls; those who stray, do so to their own loss: and I am not (set) over you to arrange your affairs." (Quran 10:108)