Kindness even to a non-Muslim parent
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Etiquette with Parents
Kindness even to a non-Muslim parent
Asma bint Abi Bakr (RA) asked the Prophet (SAW) whether she should maintain ties with her visiting mother, who was not Muslim. He told her: "Yes, maintain ties with your mother."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Explanation
Good treatment of parents is upheld even across a difference in religion, so long as no disobedience to Allah is required.
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