Question about obeying the parents in certain situation

[Ramsey]

Salamualaikum warahmat Allah wabarakatu

My question has to do with obedience to parents in certain situations when it can mean being less close to Allah. In my situation, I like to make fajr in the masjid, alhamdulilah. It is about a 45 minute walk there & a 45 minute walk back. My mother says to take the car instead of walking, but I like to walk so that I can praise Allah a lot more on the way there, as it is a beautiful 45 minutes of remembering Allah, & so I can be healthy for the sake of Allah. I feel much closer to Allah by walking and I fear that if I obey my parents & take the car, I will be a less close to Allah. So my question is what should I do? I am torn between obeying my parents & pleasing Allah more. Should I obey my parents in this situation? Or should I continue to walk. And if your answer is to obey the parents, then my question is do they have the right to decrease my closeness to Allah? I just want to do the right thing according to Allah...

[Acacia]

:ws:

For the sake of Allah (SWT) - listen to your mother. You will please Allah (SWT) by pleasing your mother. She is not stopping you from attending the mosque for Fajr and it could be that by walking 45 min there and 45 min back you are causing your mother undue distress and worry. Listen to your mother, continue to ask her if you can walk as you'd like to, pray to Allah (SWT) to help lessen your mother's fears and perhaps one day she will let you walk, insha'Allah.

To recap:
* Listen to your mother.
* Pray to Allah (SWT).
* If you still wish to walk, continue to ask your mother for permission (intermittently, without nagging).

:ws:

[Ramsey]

Thank you for this information. I am just making sure, you're a scholar right? and you are 100% sure on this? If so, then I will listen for the sake of Allah(swt).

~~~Ramsey

[Acacia]

A`ūdhu billāhi min ash-shaitāni r-rajīm
b-ismi-llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm


Thank you for this information. I am just making sure, you're a scholar right? and you are 100% sure on this? If so, then I will listen for the sake of Allah(swt).

~~~Ramsey

:salam:

No, I am not a scholar at all. I am a mother and a Muslim. What I've outlined is based on my understanding of Allah's (SWT) command that we obey Him (first and foremost, above anyone or anything), but also He (SWT) tells us to obey our parents. Since your mother has not asked you to do anything wrong, you should obey her as Allah (SWT) has ordered you to do so.

Insha'Allah a scholar (with 100% certainty) will come forward to answer your question.

And Allah (SWT) knows best.

:ws:

[sudoku]

:salam:

You can always leave the same time with the car and spend 45 mins in the masjid, knowing your mother will not be worrying about you.

[Acacia]

:salam:

You can always leave the same time with the car and spend 45 mins in the masjid, knowing your mother will not be worrying about you.

:thumbsup: :mash: simple, good solution.

[Ramsey]

Thank you for the replies, I just want to be 100% sure & see what a scholar says, is there a way some scholar can reply?
~~~Ramsey