The Reward of Gazing at One’s Parents with Mercy

Rasulullah  (Sallellaho Alaihe   Wasallam) said,   “Those pious   children who look  at  their   parents  with   the  gaze   of mercy,   Allah   Ta'ala   will write   for  them   the   reward  of  an accepted Hajj for every  gaze,” Here the  restriction ‘pious’ has been  added. At least this person should be fulfilling the Fardh, Wajib and Sunnate Mu’akkadah, and should be abstaining from sins.  If such  pious  children look  at  their  parents with  mercy, they will  be granted the  reward of an  accepted Hajj on  every glance. However, they will gain the reward of a Nafl Hajj, not a Fardh one.  

It should not  be that  thousands of  rupees  are gathered in the safe, and a  person looks  at  his  parents with mercy  and  then thinks that his Fardh Hajj has been  completed. The Fardh Hajj will only take place by presenting yourself in the Haram. Remember the condition for receiving the reward of a Hajj by looking at one’s parents is that one must be pious. It should not  be that  there is  no  Salaah, no fasting and one is involved drinking. He then goes  and  looks  at his parents with the  gaze  of mercy, and  then thinks that  he  has  attained the reward  of a  Nafl Hajj. 

To be pious is a prerequisite. The Sahabah (Radhiallaho Anhum) asked, “If this person looks 100 times with mercy, will he earn so much reward?” That is, will he gain the rewards   of   one   hundred Hajj.”  

Rasulullah (Sallellaho  Alaihe  Wasallam) answered with two words: “(Allahu- Akbar Wa Athar)” Allah  Ta'ala  possesses a greater quality of mercy  than the mercy you possess – (Akbar) refers  to the mercy  that  if you  look one hundred times,  He will  grant the  reward of 100 accepted Nafl Hajj. By the (Athar) Rasulullah (Sallellaho Alaihe Wasallam) showed the Pureness of Allah Ta'ala that Allah Ta'ala is free from every fault.  If someone thinks that perhaps Allah Ta'ala will get tired of giving so much reward or some decrease will be found in His reserves so he should realize that Allah Ta'ala is pure from all shortcomings. He neither gets tired, nor is there any decrease in His treasures. He is not deficient in giving reward.