Don't talk back to your parents.
قُلۡ تَعَالَوۡا اَتۡلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ اَلَّا تُشۡرِكُوۡا بِهٖ شَيۡـئًـا وَّبِالۡوَالِدَيۡنِ اِحۡسَانًا ۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوۡۤا اَوۡلَادَكُمۡ مِّنۡ اِمۡلَاقٍؕ نَحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُكُمۡ وَاِيَّاهُمۡ ۚ وَلَا تَقۡرَبُوا الۡفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنۡهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ ۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوا النَّفۡسَ الَّتِىۡ حَرَّمَ اللّٰهُ اِلَّا بِالۡحَـقِّ ؕ ذٰ لِكُمۡ وَصّٰٮكُمۡ بِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَعۡقِلُوۡنَ ﴿6:151﴾
(6:151) Say to them (O Muhammad!): 'Come, let me recite what your Lord has laid down to you:127 (i) that you associate nothing with Him;128 (ii) and do good to your parents;129 (iii) and do not slay your children out of fear of poverty. We provide you and will likewise provide them with sustenance; (iv) and do not even draw to things shameful130 - be they open or secret; (v) and do not slay the soul santified by Allah except in just cause;131 this He has enjoined upon you so that you may understand.
In Surah Al-An'am, Allah had listed down some things that we should stay away from. Things that are impermissible. Namely:
Any form of shirk
Being good to parents
Slaying your children out of fear of poverty
Coming to close to any form of shamelessness
Now, you may question, "Why would Allah list being good to your parents in these Muharramat?".
The beauty of this is that Allah is implying anything that falls short of being the "best" or "good" to your parents is unacceptable. One should constantly strive to be the best that they could possibly be to their parents.
In fact, no other act in Islam is considered unaccepted without being embellished with Ihsan. For instance, even if you perform lackadaisically, it is still considered accepted as long as it fulfills the rukun. However, with this ayah, we know that the act of being good to your parents is only accepted if done with Ihsan - do be the best to them.
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