fallen asleep when I came. I did not feel it appropriate to wake her up. Therefore, I stood near her holding the glass of water and waiting for her to wake up so that I would present it to her. I stood for quite a while. Meantime, some water spilled over my finger and froze, turning into ice.

When my mother woke up, I presented her the glass of water. My finger had adhered to the glass because of ice. As I detached my finger from the glass, its skin came off, causing bleeding. Seeing it, my mother asked, ‘What is this?’ I told her the whole story. Listening to it, she raised her hands and made Du’a, ‘O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I am pleased with him. You also get pleased with him.’

(Nuzha-tul-Majalis, vol. 1, pp. 261)

مُطیع اپنے ماں باپ کا کر، میں انکا

ہر اک حکم لاؤں بجا یا الٰہی

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you realized! How beautifully Sayyiduna Ba-Yazeed Bistami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه showed respect towards his blessed mother! He did not like to awake her but rather he spent the whole night standing in the intense cold in respect for her. Glad, his blessed mother then made Du’a for him:      O Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I am pleased with him, you also become pleased with him. We should also follow the footstep of our pious predecessors and show respect to our parents. Serving parents and showing respect to them are very good deeds. If we treat them nicely and show respect to them, they may be very happy with us and pray to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for us, which may bring goodness to us in the world and Hereafter. Islam teaches us to behave nicely to our parents, talking to them gently and affectionately. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has said in Surah Bani Israel, part 15, Ayah 23 to 24:

وَ بِالْوَالِدَیْنِ اِحْسَانًاؕ-اِمَّا یَبْلُغَنَّ عِنْدَكَ الْكِبَرَ اَحَدُهُمَاۤ اَوْ كِلٰهُمَا فَلَا تَقُلْ لَّهُمَاۤ اُفٍّ وَّ لَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَ قُلْ لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِیْمًا(۲۳)وَ اخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَ قُلْ رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّیٰنِیْ صَغِیْرًاؕ(۲۴)