Is a daughter sinful for not being able to permanently host her sick father in her home, and does the father's prayer or anger apply to her, especially with the presence of an autistic child who requires special care, and her husband's insistence that she not neglect her family responsibilities? What is the ruling on the father repeatedly exposing his awrah in front of her and her children, and what is her duty towards that, knowing that he covers his awrah when he is with her brother?
Children must serve and care for their father, especially in his old age, weakness, and illness, either by taking turns or by providing someone to serve him for a wage. The questioner is not obliged to house her father in her husband's home, nor to serve him exclusively. If her brother undertakes his service, then she is not permitted to disobey her husband by going to her father without his permission.
If no one takes care of the father and the questioner is able, then serving him becomes obligatory upon her, and she is permitted to go against her husband's wishes in cases of extreme necessity. The father must cover his awrah (private parts), and it is not permissible for him to be lenient in exposing it. The questioner should gently forbid him from doing so. In cases of necessity, such as cleaning after relieving oneself, it is permissible to look and touch only as much as needed. Honoring one's parents is among the most beloved deeds to Allah, and Allah's pleasure lies in their pleasure.
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