5- Elders’ Rights

قال تعالى: (هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلاً ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخاً وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّى مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا أَجَلاً مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ)

“It is he who has created you from dust, then from a sperm then from a clot then brings you forth as an infant then makes you grow to reach the age of full strength and after wards to be (old men and women) though some among you die before, and that you reach an appointed term in order that you may understand”(40:67)

Oh Muslims the long age is a field for increasing goodness every old believer earns more goodness, he used to recite tasbeeh, takbeer or tahleel.

Our great Islam taught us to be thankful for the old people who sacrificed and built the history of our country.

So those old people deserved the nice reward from the society.

Our lord ordered us to take care of our parents.

وفي الحديث الشريف: "بَرُّوا آباءَكُمْ تَبَرَّكُمْ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ"

“If you do well to your parents your sons must do well for you in the future”

قال تعالى: (وَقَضَى رَبُّكَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُوا إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَاناً إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلاهُمَا فَلاَ تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلاَ تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلاً كَرِيماً)

“And your lord has decreed that you worship non but him, and that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life say not to them a word of disrespect, not shout at them but address them in terms of honor.”(17:23)

Oh Muslims we must teach our generation how to take attention with our old people to give them the first place in our meetings to listen for there talking politely, to be patient with them, and to do the best for their happiness.