accepted at all until he pleases his father. In addition to the torment of the Hereafter, severe calamities will befall him in the world. There is also a danger of him not reciting Kalimaĥ at the time of death, مَـعَـاذَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.
(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 24, pp. 384-385)
مَـعَـاذَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Even if parents are unbelievers, it is still necessary to treat them with kindness remaining within the bounds of Sharī’aĥ. On page 452 of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, vol. 2 [the 1182-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami], Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated with reference of ‘Ālamgīrī, ‘If the father or the mother of a Muslim is unbeliever and asks him to take them to a temple, he should not take them. However, if they ask him to bring them back from the temple, then he can bring them back.’ (Fatāwā ‘Ālamgīrī, vol. 2, pp. 350)
Those who swear at others saying offensive words about their mother are very bad people. Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ, ‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muftī Muhammad Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has stated on page 195 of Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, part 16 [the 312-page publication of Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami]: The Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰى عَـلَيْـهِ وَاٰلـِهٖ وَسَـلَّم said, ‘It is amongst the