Parents

Being good to parents is the greatest [and most important] duty. بِرُّ الوالِدَيْنِ أكْبَرُ فَريضَة۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Be good to your parents and your children will be good to you. بِرُّوا آباءَكُمْ يَبََرَّكُمْ أبْناؤُكُمْ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Whoever is good to his parents, his child will be good to him. مَنْ بَرَّ والِدَيْهِ بَرَّهُ وَلَدُهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The death of a father breaks one’s back. مَوْتُ الوالِدِ قاصِمَةُ الظَّهْرِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who scorns his parents has diverged from the right path. مَنِ اسْتَنْكَفَ مِنْ أبَوَيهِ فَقَدْ خالَفَ الرُّشْدَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The affection of parents is [the basis of] the relationship between siblings. مَوَدَّةُ الآباءِ نَسَبٌ بَيْنَ الأبناءِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم