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  Allah ta^ala said: ﴿وَلَا تَقْفُ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ  إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا﴾ “Do not pronounce judgments on which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight, and the heart—[the slave] will be questioned about each of these.”

 

  Muslim in his Sahih, ‘Ahmad in his Musnad, and Al-Hakim in his Mustadrak related from ‘Abu Hurayrah, may Allah accept his deeds, that he said: "I used to call my mother to Islam as she was still a polytheist.

Hurting one’s parents immensely (^uquq) is among the major sins. Allah threatened the one who does it with severe torture in Hellfire. This means to harm either or both parents immensely (causing them a lot of pain). Hurting one’s parents is unlawful whether it is severe or light.

 

 Allah revealed in the Qur’an: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلائِكَةٌ غِلاظٌ شِدَادٌ لا يَعْصُونَ اللَّهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ This means: “O you who believed, protect yourselves and families from fire, the fuel of which will be people and stones. In charge of this fire are stern and rough angels who do not disobey Allah and who carry out what they are ordered.” (Suratu t-Tahrim, Ayah 6)

  The water of Zamzam is held sacred by Muslims due to its profound religious significance. It is beneficial for both spiritual and physical ailments, such as seeking forgiveness.

 Allah said in the Holy Qur’an: الأخلاء يومئذ بعضهم لبعض عدوّ إلا المتقين This ayah means: Those who were friends in this life will be enemies on the Day of Judgement except those who were pious. 

  It is established in the Sahih that the Prophet ﷺ performed the two rak^ahs of tawaf behind the maqam. It is also narrated from ^Abdu l-Lah ibnu ‘Abi ‘Awfa, may Allah accept his deeds, that the Prophet ﷺ performed ^umrah, circumambulated the Ka^bah, and prayed behind the maqam. It is further related that supplications are answered behind the maqam[1].