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Showing Kindness to Parents

Shaykh Mūsá Richardson

A crucial set of reminders revolving around the theme of showing kindness to one’s parents even if they are not Muslim and maintaining the ties of kinship.
First Published: January 6, 2011
Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Showing Kindness to Parents

Shaykh Mūsá Richardson

A crucial set of reminders revolving around the theme of showing kindness to one’s parents even if they are not Muslim and maintaining the ties of kinship.
Published: January 6, 2011
Updated: November 26, 2025

Our brother Abū al-ʿAbbās discusses the importance of looking to the example of Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) when dealing with parents who are not muslim and the duty to be concerned for their hereafter by trying one’s very best to help them find guidance to Islām.