What is the ruling on one who abandons prayer due to a dispute with his father who wrongs him, prevents him from [studying] the Prophet's Hadith, and raises his voice at him? And is it true that for every long hair on a man's head, if he prostrates to Allah, he gets a good deed for it? And what is the ruling on eating crocodile meat?

It is not permissible to wrong a parent by quarreling with him, because the rights of parents are great, even if they are disbelievers. One must be patient and strive to please the parent, and pray for his guidance. The matter should be handled with gentleness and kindness, and he should be forbidden from evil with politeness and humility. Being good to parents is a way to win their hearts, and it is sufficient to remove animosity. Abandoning prayer is a great crime, and its sin in the sight of Allah is greater than many major sins. Scholars have agreed on the prohibition of praying with hair tied or bound under a turban, and the hair prostrates with the worshipper, and he will be rewarded. Jurists differed on eating crocodile; some permitted it, while others prohibited it or deemed it disliked.