“My mother told me to always speak the truth, and I promised her I would do so,” I told him.

Hearing this, the leader of the robbers began to weep and said, “This boy did not break the promise he made to his mother, and I have spent my entire life opposing the promise I made to my Lord.” At that very moment, the robber and his companions repented, and returned the stolen goods to the caravan.^[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

O devotees of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir! You heard how the honourable sheikh رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه acted upon the advice of his mother رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْهَا. Allah Almighty granted those who had stolen their entire lives the ability to repent. It is unfortunate that in today’s day and age, due to being distant from Islamic knowledge, there is a group of foolish people who cause all sorts of problems for their parents. They argue with them over every minor thing. Instead of bringing happiness to their parents, they give preference to acting upon their base desires. Whenever they feel like doing something, they use permissible and impermissible means to force their parents to agree to it.

O devotees of Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir! Did the saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ not serve their parents? Did Shaykh ꜤAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه not sacrifice his 40 gold coins out of obedience to his mother? Did Sayyidunā Bāyazīd al-Bisṭāmī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه not hold a cup of water in his hand for the entire night whilst waiting for his mother to wake up? May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to keep our parents happy.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ