Question
If a worshipper is observing a formal prayer and is summoned by his mother or father, what should he do?
Answer
If the formal prayer being observed is one of the five obligatory prayers, then the worshipper should not break off praying. Since the prayer is obligatory, it must be completed.
The worshipper may say "subhân Allah" out loud so that the parent will be aware that he or she is praying. The worshipper should also offer the rest of the prayer quickly and not prolong it. Once the prayer is completed, the worshipper should hasten to answer the request of his or her mother or father.
If the worshipper is offering a voluntary prayer – even one of the Sunnah prayers associated with the five obligatory prayers – then the situations differs. If the worshipper can make his or her parents aware that he or she is praying by saying "subhân Allah" and if the prayer can be completed in a very short time, then the worshipper can complete the prayer quickly and rush to oblige his or her parent.
Otherwise, the worshipper should break off the prayer and heed the parent's call. In this case, there are two obligations to consider:
In Sahîh al-Bukhârî, we have the well-known story of Jurayj. He busied himself with voluntary worship and did not heed his mother’s call. His mother made a supplication against him for this and Allah accepted that mother’s supplication.
And Allah knows best.
The worshipper may say "subhân Allah" out loud so that the parent will be aware that he or she is praying. The worshipper should also offer the rest of the prayer quickly and not prolong it. Once the prayer is completed, the worshipper should hasten to answer the request of his or her mother or father.
If the worshipper is offering a voluntary prayer – even one of the Sunnah prayers associated with the five obligatory prayers – then the situations differs. If the worshipper can make his or her parents aware that he or she is praying by saying "subhân Allah" and if the prayer can be completed in a very short time, then the worshipper can complete the prayer quickly and rush to oblige his or her parent.
Otherwise, the worshipper should break off the prayer and heed the parent's call. In this case, there are two obligations to consider:
1. The obligation of completing a prayer that one has entered into.In this case, the second obligation takes precedence. When two religious obligations are in conflict with each other, the most certain of those obligations takes precedence. There is unanimous agreement that one must obey one's parents. Scholars disagree regarding the obligation of finishing a voluntary prayer that one has already started. Therefore, the obligation that is certain takes precedence, and that obligation is obedience to one's mother and father.
2. The obligation of honoring the request of one's father or mother.
In Sahîh al-Bukhârî, we have the well-known story of Jurayj. He busied himself with voluntary worship and did not heed his mother’s call. His mother made a supplication against him for this and Allah accepted that mother’s supplication.
And Allah knows best.
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