Prohibition of Disobeying Parents and severance of Relations

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Abu Bakrah Nufai' bin Al-Harith (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Shall I not inform you of the biggest of the major sins?" Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) asked this question thrice. We said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah. (Please inform us.)". He said, "Ascribing partners to Allah, and to be undutiful to your parents". Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat up from his reclining position and said, "And I warn you against giving forged statement and a false testimony; I warn you against giving forged statement and a false testimony". Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) kept on repeating that warning till we wished he would stop. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(Of the) major sins are: to ascribe partners to Allah, disobey parents, murder someone, and to take a false oath (intentionally)". <b>[Al- Bukhari]</b>.

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'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'as (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "It is one of the gravest sins to abuse one's parents." It was asked (by the people): "O Messenger of Allah, can a man abuse his own parents?" Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He abuses the father of somebody who, in return, abuses the former's father; he then abuses the mother of somebody who, in return, abuses his mother". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. Another narration is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "One of the major sins is to curse one's parents". It was submitted: "O Messenger of Allah! How can a man curse his own parents?" He (ﷺ) said, "When someone curses the parents of another man who in return abuses the former's father; and when someone abuses the mother of another man who in return abuses his mother."

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Abu Muhammad Jubair bin Mut'im (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter Jannah". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abu 'Isa Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forbidden you: disobedience to your mothers, to withhold (what you should give), or demand (what you do not deserve), and to bury your daughters alive. And Allah dislikes idle talk, to ask too many questions (for things which will be of no benefit to one), and to waste your wealth". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.