How can a son reconcile pleasing both his parents if his father orders him to do something and his mother orders him to do the opposite? Is it permissible for children to transfer ownership of apartments gifted to them by their father to their mother without his knowledge? Is it permissible for them to testify against their father in court regarding his signing a financial amount without the mother's knowledge?
Effort should be made to reconcile between parents if they command two different things in which there is no disobedience, in order to combine the two benefits. If their commands contradict without a clear preference, then there is a difference of opinion among jurists as to which should be given precedence. Regarding the issue of the apartments mentioned, we cannot rule on the permissibility of obeying the mother by transferring them to her name or testifying against the father due to our ignorance of the circumstances of ownership. It is preferable to consult a scholar. It should also be noted that describing one's father as "ungrateful" is bad manners, contradicting the dutifulness and kindness owed to him.
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