What does Birr al-Walidayn mean?
Dutifulness to parents: the deed the Quran places right after worshipping Allah.
Birr al-Walidayn explained
Do not say to them a word of contempt, the Quran commands, and lower to them the wing of humility. The Prophet ﷺ said Paradise lies at the feet of the mother, and that the father is the middle gate of Paradise.
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What does Birr al-Walidayn mean?
Birr al-Walidayn (بِرّ الوَالِدَيْن, Birr al-Walidayn) means: Dutifulness to parents: the deed the Quran places right after worshipping Allah.
How is Birr al-Walidayn written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written بِرّ الوَالِدَيْن and pronounced Birr al-Walidayn. It is also spelled Kindness to parents.
Where does Birr al-Walidayn come from in the Quran or hadith?
Do not say to them a word of contempt, the Quran commands, and lower to them the wing of humility. The Prophet ﷺ said Paradise lies at the feet of the mother, and that the father is the middle gate of Paradise. Source: Al-Isra 17:23-24; Sunan an-Nasa'i 3104.
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