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What should a female questioner do who has been subjected to physical violence and sexual harassment by her father, whose mother has abandoned her, and who feels guilty for not maintaining ties of kinship with them and is unable to love them?

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If the situation is as you described, your parents have wronged you, but that does not negate their rights. You must honor them and accompany them with kindness as much as you can, especially your mother, and treat her well. There is no blame upon you if you feel hatred towards her. Honor your father in a way that does not cause you harm in your religion or worldly life. If you exert your utmost effort in honoring them and then they turn away from you, there is no blame upon you.

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