Cutting off one’s mother over her unjust partiality

Question

A certain man not merely strongly suspects but is certain that he has not been given an equal share in all of his late father’s estate; he has proof of this. He also claims that his living space is so small that he can barely get by — that is, there is not even a proper place to put the children to sleep. Among his father’s estate is a house over whose space a dispute is going on. Besides him there are four heirs: (1)

Answer

Despite all these circumstances, severing relations is itself a violation of rights. Respecting your mother, serving her and pleasing her is obligatory (lazim), and the other relatives also have a right. It has come in the noble hadith that the supplication of one who severs relations because of a worldly grievance is not accepted and he is not forgiven.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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