According Islamic
views, I thing that there is no need one day to celebrate as Mother’s Day. You
should celebrate every day in your whole life. First of all let me show
How Mothers/Parents are viewed in Islam?
Allaah (SWT) Says -
“And We have
enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with
hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning
[period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and
reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, “My Lord, enable me to be grateful
for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work
righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring.
Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.” [Verse 15
from chapter 46]
Your Lord
and Sustainer has decided for you that you do not worship any but Him, and (He
has determined) beautiful conduct to the two parents. If one or both of the two
of them reaches the greatness of age, so do not say a harsh word to them, but
speak to them generously. And lower the wing of humility, out of gentleness,
and say, "My Lord and Sustainer, be gentle to them just as they cherished
me when I was small." – [Surah al-Isra ayat 23-24]”
In another
ayah in Surah al-An'am
(O Prophet)
say, "Come, I will read out to you the sacred rules your Lord and
Sustainer has given you: That you do not associate anything as a partner with
Him. That you give beautiful conduct to the two parents. That you do not kill
your children fearing flat poverty - We will provide for you and for them. That
you do not even go near lewdness, neither the obvious nor the hidden. That you
do not kill the life that Allah has made sacred, except in the truth (of what
has been commanded). That is what He has enjoined upon you in order that you
become intelligent. – [Surah al-An'am ayah 151]
“Your Lord
has decreed that you worship none but Him, And that you be kind to parents.
Whether one or both of them attain old age in your life, Say not to them a word
of contempt, nor repel them, But address them in terms of honor. And out of
kindness, Lower to them the wing of humility, and say: 'My Lord! bestow on them
Your Mercy as they Cherished me in childhood' "
(Quran
17:23-24).
Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him)
Said [Al-Hadith]
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A
man came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O
Messenger of Allah, Who from amongst mankind warrants the best companionship
from me? He replied: "Your mother." The man asked: Then who? So he
replied: "Your mother." The man then asked: Then who? So the Prophet (peace
and blessings be upon him) replied again: "Your mother." The man then
asked: Then who? So he replied: "Then your father."
[Sahîh Bukhârî 5971 and Sahîh Muslim
7/2]
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Abu Hurayra (RA) said:
"A man came to the Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, and asked, 'What do you command me to do?' He replied, 'Be dutiful
towards your mother.' Then he asked him the same question again and he replied,
'Be dutiful towards your mother.' He repeated it yet again and the Prophet
replied, 'Be dutiful towards your mother.' He repeated the question a fourth
time and the reply was, 'Be dutiful towards your mother.' Then he put the
question a fifth time and the Prophet said, 'Be dutiful towards your
father.'"
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
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Abu 'Amr ash-Shaybani said:
"The owner of this house (and he
pointed at the house of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud) said, "I asked the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, which action Allah loves best. He
replied, 'Prayer at its proper time.' 'Then what?' I asked. He said, 'Then
kindness to parents." I asked, 'Then what?' He replied, 'Then jihad in the
Way of Allah.'" He added, "He told me about these things. If I had
asked him to tell me more, he would have told me more."
[Sahih Al-Bukhari]
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Talhah ibn Mu'âwiyah as-Salamî said:
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I came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace
and blessings be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I want to
perform Jihad in the way of Allah. He asked, "Is your mother alive?"
I replied, "Yes." The Prophet then said: "Cling to her feet,
because paradise is there." [at-Tabarânî]
·
A
man once consulted the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about
taking part in a military campaign. The Prophet asked the man if his mother was
still living. When told that she was alive, the Prophet said: “(Then) stay with
her, for Paradise is at her feet.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
Ø Shaykh Nidhaam Sakkijihaa Explain:
Cling to her feet means to submit
yourself to your mother, protect her, be close to her, serve her because in
this is Paradise and with her satisfaction you will enjoy the good blessings of
Allah.
[Sakkijihaa, Honoring the Parents, p.
52]
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Abu Usaid Saidi: We were once sitting with Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon
him) when a man from the tribe of Salmah came and said to him: O Messenger of
Allah! do my parents have rights over me even after they have died? And
Rasulullah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes. You must pray to Allah
to bless them with His Forgiveness and Mercy, fulfill the promises they made to
anyone, and respect their relations and their friends [Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah].
According to above references we can
say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ahead the importance of
the mother over the father by repeating “your mother” three times (in first hadith)
and illustrates up to five times (in second hadith) then saying “your father” in
response to the man’s question.
In third and fourth hadith Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) highlights the importance of the mother
caring over going to war to defend religion (Islam).
Every mother has to go through the
problems of pregnancy and severe pains of delivery. Considering mother’s difficulties
of pregnancy, labor, caring and breastfeeding those are not necessary for a
father - Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has given more rights to the
mother than anybody else.
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The Prophet Muhammad (peace and
blessings be upon him) said on another occasion: “Allah has forbidden for you
to be undutiful to your mothers.” (Sahih Al-Bukhari) that means that
disobedience of mothers is a sin.
According Al-Quran and hadith we can
say that cause of the responsibilities towards child, mother/women is accorded
a higher honor than even the father/man in Islam.
Allah (SWT) and the Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad
(peace and blessings be upon him) clearly said what should to do and what
should not to do.
If you know how mothers/women are viewed in Islam and other religion,
please share your view.
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