Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 2 of 2

308 'Ali's attitude towards the Khanjites and Shia
there is a difference of scholarly opinion and mistakes on
which there is consensus that they are wrong.
One of the causes of the harshness adopted by some of these
people is roughness in dealing with their parents; they do
not show them any respect or help them or serve them.
These people forget thatparents have a special status ur~like
other people, especially when it comes to calling and
guiding them. That does not mean that one should
compromise on religious commitment or adherence to any
issue of Islam, or that one should commit sins in order to
please their whims and desires - far from it. We are
referring instead to good manners when dealing with them,
such as being gentle in speech, being kind and patient with
them and showing them compassion and mercy. Allah says:
#And We have enjoined on man [to be dutiful and good] to
his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship
upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two
years - give thanks to Me and to your parents. Unto Me is
the final destination. But if they [both] strive with you to
make you join in worship with Me others that of which
you have no knowledge, then obey them not; but behave
with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him
who turns to Me in repentance and in obedience. Thcn to
Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what you used
to do.) (Qur'an 31: 14-15)
We have seen some young people refraining from helping
people who mix good deeds with bad; in their view, these people are
not deserving of any service, kind words or help. These young people
do not have a clear idea of the concept of love and hate for the sake of
Allah (&) and the limits of each of them. For them, hating the had
deeds takes precedence over loving the good deeds. They forget that