Khutbah stresses obedience to mothers as one of the greatest acts of worship
All praise is due to Allah, who has made honoring mothers among the greatest acts of obedience, and disobedience to them among the gravest sins. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that our master and Prophet Muḥammad is His servant and Messenger. O Allah, send Your blessings, peace, and grace upon him, his family, his companions, and those who follow his guidance thereafter.
To proceed : I advise you, O servants of Allah, and myself to have taqwā (consciousness of Allah). Allah, the Exalted said:
Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and springs, receiving what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
“Indeed, the righteous will be among gardens and springs, receiving what their Lord has given them. Indeed, before that they were doers of good.” (Qur'an 51:15–16)
O believers: our talk today is about our precious, compassionate mothers—whose supplications are answered, and who are a source of blessings. In our Sharīʿah, they hold a lofty station and noble rank.
ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (may Allah be pleased with him) used to ask every delegation that came to him: “Is Uways ibn ʿĀmir among you?” He continued doing so until he met him and said: “Are you going?” He replied: “Yes.” ʿUmar said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah , peace and blessings be upon himSay: Uways ibn 'Amir will come to you... He has a mother whom he treats kindly. If he were to swear by God, God would fulfill his oath. So if you can get him to ask forgiveness for you, then do so.
'Uways ibn ʿĀmir will come to you…He has a mother to whom he is dutiful. If he were to swear by Allah, Allah would fulfill it. So if you are able to ask him to seek forgiveness for you, then do so.' (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
So Umar asked him to seek forgiveness for him, and he did. Reflect, O servants of Allah, how ʿUmar—this great Companion, one of those promised Paradise—was keen to seek the supplication of Uways alone because of his dutifulness to his mother. What a rank the mother holds with Allah! What an immense situation she has with Him!
So much so that Allah commanded His prophets to honor her. Jesus (peace be upon him) said: “ And He has enjoined upon me prayer and charity as long as I live, and kindness to my mother.”
“And He has enjoined upon me prayer and charity as long as I live, and [He made me] dutiful to my mother.”(Qurʾān 19:31–32)
Meaning: fulfilling her rights, showing her kindness, honoring her, being gentle and compassionate toward her.
Yes, O servants of Allah—it is the mother, whose virtue and efforts our Lord calls us to remember: And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents. His mother carried him, [increasing her] weakness upon weakness.
“And We have enjoined upon man [care] for his parents; his mother carried him, increasing her in weakness upon weakness.” (Qur'an 31:14)
Did your mother not rejoice when she learned of her pregnancy? Your body grew from her body. She bore your weight despite her weakness, and the more you grew, the greater her hardship. In giving birth to you, she endured pains beyond description:
His mother bore him unwillingly and gave birth to him unwillingly.
“His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship.” (Qur'an 46:15)
Yet when she saw you, she forgot her pain and attached all her hopes to you. Then she served you tirelessly—never falling short, never growing weary. She made her lap your bed, and her chest your nourishment. She wouldn't sleep until you slept. She carried your worries, felt your pain, rejoiced in your joy, and was delighted by your smile. How much she deprived herself for your sake, preferring your comfort over her own needs! By Allah, even if you spent all your wealth to please her, you would never fulfill her right.
So how can a person withhold a few coins from his mother and break her heart—when she never withheld from him her wealth and surrounded him with her tenderness? How can he wrong her with a harsh glance, a hurtful word, by his voice at her, or speaking harshly raising her?! Has he not heard that the Prophet, peace be upon himHe said: God has forbidden you from disobeying your mothers. “Indeed, Allah has forbidden you from disobedience to mothers…” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
O you who are dutiful to your mother: balance between the rights of your mother, your wife, your children, and your work. It is not just that you become preoccupied with others at the expense of your mother.
Do you not know that she may spend her entire day waiting for your visit—so her heart may be delighted by seeing you—or for your call—so her soul may find comfort in hearing your voice? Have you not seen how our Lord described the state of the mother of Mūsā (peace be upon him) when her son was taken from her? And the heart of Musa’s mother became empty.
“And the heart of the mother of Moses became empty.” (Qur'an 28:10)
So, what then of a mother who waits for you but does not see you, longs for your voice but does not hear it? When the day ends and her hope is unmet, her heart breaks. Where is your heart? Where is your dutifulness?
How can you be distracted from her, when our Prophet, peace and blessings be upon himgave her precedence over all others? A man came to him and said: “O Messenger of Allah, who is most deserving of my good companionship?” He said:
"Your mother. " " Then your mother . " " Then your mother." He said: "Then who?" He said: " Then your father. "
“Your mother.” Then your mother. Then your mother.” He said: “Then who?” He said: “Then your father.” (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
