Mufti Menk – Always Respect The Elderly

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It's a point that many people don't speak

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about,

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or if they do,

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it's perhaps not stressed as being important.

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Learn

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to respect

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the elderly.

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And give them time of the day.

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Serve them. Greet them. Talk to them. Allah

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will have mercy on you.

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Learn to the elderly. You see someone a

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little bit older than you,

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offer them respect

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immediately, no matter what.

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And your parents are at the top of

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that list.

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Your mother or father, they may be unreasonable.

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Offer them respect.

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Speak to them with utmost respect. If you

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have to disagree with them, do so

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very respectfully.

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Bear that in mind because

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then the mercy of Allah descends.

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The mercy of Allah descends when you respect

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those who are older.