Should he obey his parents or follow the Sunnah?
Question the prophets sunna are very important, the example that i allways hear is that the fard are like the wall of the house and the sunnas are like the furniture, so my question is that if your parents object to u wearing sunna clothing, eating the sunna way slepping the sunna ect. then should…
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Praise be to Allah.
He should try to convince his parents and explain to them the Sunnah of dressing,
eating, sleeping, etc. If both or one of them still persist, then he
can obey them with regard to matters of dress, eating and sleeping that
do not go against any text or clear evidence (daleel), because the basic
principle regarding clothing etc. is that it is permissible (unless
there is evidence to the contrary) and it is usually based on custom,
because these are matters of nature or tradition which the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and others used to do before
Islam. So there is nothing wrong with a Muslim wearing the clothes that
people in his country wear, or eating the food that they eat, or going
along with them in matters which do not go against any clear text, especially
if his parents ask him to do that.
Shaykh Ibn Jibreen
But if they tell him to do something which goes against the sharee’ah with regard
to clothing, for example, such as letting one’s garments hang below
the ankles, or they tell him to eat with his left hand, for example,
then he should not obey them in that, but he should still be kind towards
them.And Allaah knows best.
