Al-Isra 17:23 ۞ وقضى ربك الا تعبدوا الا اياه وبالوالدين احسانا اما يبلغن عندك الكبر احدهما او كلاهما فلا تقل لهما اف ولا تنهرهما وقل لهما قولا كريما ٢٣
۞ وَقَضَىٰ
رَبُّكَ
أَلَّا
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ
إِلَّآ
إِيَّاهُ
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ
إِمَّا
يَبۡلُغَنَّ
عِندَكَ
ٱلۡكِبَرَ
أَحَدُهُمَآ
أَوۡ
كِلَاهُمَا
فَلَا
تَقُل
لَّهُمَآ
أُفّٖ
وَلَا
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا
وَقُل
لَّهُمَا
قَوۡلٗا
كَرِيمٗا
٢٣
And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.
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