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Deprived of Paradise Despite Serving Elderly Parents

Author: Dr. Muhammad Zia-ur-Rahman A‘zami رحمه الله
Chapter: Condemnation of the One Who Fails to Enter Paradise Despite Having Elderly Parents


«باب فى ذم من أدرك أبويهما أو أحدهما عند الكبر فلم يدخل الجنة»

✿ Warning for Neglecting Parents in Old Age​


Narrated by Abū Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه):


The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“May his nose be rubbed in dust! May his nose be rubbed in dust! May his nose be rubbed in dust!”
It was asked: “O Messenger of Allah, who is he?”
He replied:
“The one who finds his parents—either one or both—in old age and (still) does not enter Paradise.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ: Muslim 2551]


✿ A Severe Curse for Failing to Benefit from Parents​


Narrated by Abū Mālik (رضي الله عنه):


The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever finds his parents—or even one of them—and yet enters Hell after that, may Allah cast him far away and crush him.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ: Aḥmad 19027; Al-Ṭayālisī 1418; Al-Bukhārī in Al-Tārīkh Al-Kabīr 2/40]


❖ Reflections and Key Lessons:​


Serving parents in their old age is a golden opportunity for attaining Paradise.
Neglecting this opportunity is seen as a sign of utter failure and invites divine condemnation.
The Prophet ﷺ repeated the curse thrice to emphasize the severity of this failure.
Even the presence of one elderly parent is a sufficient means to earn immense reward if served dutifully.
 
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