Meaning

What is meant by "mentioning their fathers"?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

Acknowledgment of their fathers.
Swearing by their fathers.
Mentioning the favours of their fathers to them, for they would remember their fathers while forgetting the blessings of Allah upon them.
How children call their fathers, as their first words are often to mention their fathers. [ʿAṭāʾ and al-Ḍaḥḥāk]

Verses cited

2:200 Al-Baqarah فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَـٰسِكَكُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا ۗ فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَـٰقٍ When you have completed your rites, remember God as much as you remember your own fathers, or even more. There are some who pray, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world,’ and they will have no share in the Hereafter;

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