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[quote][green]Quote: I may do react like you but not more than the men who say why paradise is not under the feet of father.[/green]

[b]You made an interesting point.  I don't know much about the hadith in question but this is what i think.[/b] [:p]

[b]Maybe it is because the mother goes through menstrual cycles every month, has to carry the child in her womb for 9 or so months, and that she has to go through the painful birth. Then she has to breast feed the child and is the main parent to look after the child through the childs life time.

I think the mother is the direct main carer for the child because as we know in the Holy Quran it says that men are the protectors of women and have to provide for them.  So while most likely the husbands are out working it is the wives who mainly look after the children.  Therefore the wives cook for the children, dress them, take them to and from school, wash them etc.

Also maybe the hadith does not literally mean that paradise is underneath the mothers feet (we all know there are many requirements for us to get a place in paradise, like not committing shirk, praying 5 times prayers etc).  I guess the hadith is just emaphasisng how important a mother is, and how important it is to obey her and respect her and look after her after all she has done for you. These are some ideas.

But we know that both parents are important:

In the Holy Quran it says:[/b]

[green]....and be dutiful and good to parents (2:83)

....whatever you spend of good must be for parents (2:215)

...and that you be dutiful to your parents.  if one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour.

... and we have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good to his parents.  HIs mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in 2 years - give thanks to Me and to your parents. (31:14)[/green]

[b]So you see these verses are from the Holy Quran and Allah Swt mentions the importance of being good to both parents.  I dont think the mother is more important than the father but it could be that Allah Swt wants children to be extra sensitive to their mother because of certain hardships she went through that the father didnt.[/b]

Edited by: mikai on Saturday, February 19, 2005 8:21 PM[/quote]

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