INTERACTING WITH ELDERS- PART SIX

1. Hazrat Moulana Abraarul Haqq Saheb (rahimahullah) has mentioned 14 points regarding the rights of parents (7 points regarding fulfilling their rights during their lifetime and 7 points regarding fulfilling their rights after their demise).

7 rights during their lifetime

1. Azmat: To respect them.
2. Muhabbat: To have love and affection for them.
3. Itaa’at: To obey them.
4. Khidmat: To serve them.
5. Fikr-e-Raahat: To grant them ease and comfort.
6. Raf-e-Haajat: To take care of all their needs.
7. To visit them often.

7 rights after their demise

1. Dua-e-Magfirat: To beg Allah Ta’ala for their forgiveness and to shower His special mercy upon them.
2. Esaal-e-Sawaab: To regularly convey sawaab (reward) to them (by giving out sadaqah, doing nafl ibaadah, etc. and conveying the reward to them).
3. Ikraam-e-A’izzah wa Ahbaab wa Ahl-e-Qaraabaat: To respect and honour their relatives, friends and associates.
4. I’aanat-e-A’izzah wa Ahbaab wa Ahl-e-Qaraabat: To assist and help their relatives, friends and associates according to your ability and means.
5. Adaa-e-Dain wa Amaanat: To pay off their debts and to return any trust.
6. Tanfeez-e-Jaaiz Wasiyyat: To execute their permissible bequest.
7. To visit their graves often.[1]

[1] حيات ابرار صـ ٢٩١