parents

- Whoever wants her life to be extended and her sustenance to be increased, should visit her parents, because visiting them is the same as obeying God

It is a brief analysis of imam Sadig's sayings regarding parents concerning the western people's treatment towards parents.

When do we not obey our parents? It is the question that has been answered in this article briefly.

The statistics indicate that lot of gallivanting, alcoholic and anti-social children is the consequence of the disturbed atmosphere at home.

Only those persons can competently train and bring up children properly who had similar upbringing themselves in their childhood. They will have better understanding of the nature and psyche of the children. The parents who have differences and pick up fights over trivialities will be incompetent in bringing up children.

Summary:

Bakr the son of Salih narrates the following story:

My son in law wrote Imam Javad (PBUH) a letter which included the following: "My father has great animosity with Prophet Muhammad's progeny (PBUT). His belief is corrupted, and he mistreats me to a great extent.My Master, I first like to request your prayer on my behalf, and second to ask for your suggestions on how to deal with this matter. Should I inform others of his corrupted thoughts or of his mistreatments to me? Or should I compromise and remain patient with him?"