RIGHTS OF PARENTS - PART 2

Imam al-Qurtubi says that, in this verse (translation in previous post) Allah Ta'alah has made it necessary (Wajib) to respect and treat parents well by combining it with the command to worship Him. This is similar to what has been said in Surah Luqman  where the obligatory need to thank Him has been combined with the need to thank one's parents: "Be grateful to Me, and your parents. 31:14. This proves that, after the obligation of worshipping the most exalted Allah, obeying one's parents is most important and being grateful to parents like being grateful to Allah Ta'alah s Wajib (necessary). This is also supported by a Hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari where a person reportedly asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ, "Which is the most favoured deed for Allah Ta'alah?" Rasool Allah SAW said, "Salah a its (mustahabb, preferred) time." The person asked again, "Which is the most favoured deed after that?" To that he said, "Treating parents well."

Abstract from Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Bani Isra'il", by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE