surely say: "اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, I respected my father". Whoever respects his father, Allah Almighty will make his children obedient.

Therefore, love your father, respect him, and do not discourage him! Some people are so foolish that they do not even talk to their father or meet him. A mother cuddles her son, calling him "my darling," and other loving words. Although a father may not say it in clear words, he also loves his children; that is why he does everything for them. He may not express it verbally, but his heart is also full of love for his children.

At least acknowledge him, and show appreciation for his love sometimes. Sometimes, a son should say to his father: "Whatever I am today, it is because of you.” The father's eyes will certainly fill with tears.

Excellences of the father in light of the blessed Aḥādīth

Some people only get along with their mother and quarrel with their father; this should not be done. It is obligatory to respect and revere the father as well.

The Prophet صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ   said: "The father is the middle door of Paradise; it is up to you whether you protect it or abandon it."^[1]

In one Hadith, it is stated: "A son cannot fulfil his father's right until the son finds his father as a slave, buys him, and sets him free."^[2]

In another place in a blessed Hadith, a very important thing has been stated: "Allah’s pleasure is in the father's pleasure, and Allah’s displeasure is in the father's displeasure."^[3] In simple words, it means: "He with whom the father is pleased, Allah Almighty is pleased, and he with whom the father is displeased, Allah Almighty is displeased."