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Is it obligatory to cancel visits to relatives and friends who are 150 km away in order to help one's father build a house?

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The questioner must obey his father in what he commands him, if he is able to help him, and prioritize his obedience over visiting relatives; because visiting them is supererogatory while obeying the father is obligatory, and his right and dutifulness are more deserving.

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