Should children submit to their guardians to the extent of losing their personality and right to live in order to please them? What is the ruling of Sharia on guardians who impose their mistaken opinions on their children? What is the ruling on children's harsh treatment of their obstinate guardians? And is the parents' supplication against their children answered in this case?
A child must honor their parents and obey them in what is right, and treat them kindly. It is forbidden to treat them with harshness or severity, and it is not permissible to show them annoyance or vexation. Obedience to parents is obligatory, even if they are disobedient to God, as long as it does not involve disobedience to God. This applies to matters that benefit the parents and do not harm the child. If it is difficult for the child but does not harm him, then it is obligatory; otherwise, it is not. It is forbidden to obey them in acts of disobedience (to God), for there is no obedience to a creature in disobedience to the Creator. If the child's maturity and righteousness in their faith and wealth are established, the father is not permitted to prevent them from pursuing their affairs. A parent is not permitted to supplicate against their child unjustly, and an unjust supplication will not be answered.
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