ﱸ ﱹ ﱺ ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ ﲌ ﲍ ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.
Tafsir
Verse range: 31:15
This means that serving them (parents) is obligatory and obeying them is necessary, unless it involves abandoning obedience to God.
If (their command) leads to that (abandoning God's obedience), then do not obey them. We have already mentioned the exegesis of this verse in Surat Al-'Ankabut (The Spider).
Here, He said: {And follow the path of him who turns to Me}. This means: accompany them (parents) with your body, for their right is over your physical self. And follow the path of the Prophet (peace be upon him) with your intellect, for he is the nurturer of your intellect, just as the father is the nurturer of your body.
