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He thinks his mother used witchcraft against him and they are on bad terms with one another

Praise be to Allah.It should be noted, first

of all, that Allaah has enjoined you to respect your parents and to treat

them kindly in word and in deed, and He has forbidden you to treat them

badly or say to them “Uff” (a word of disrespect).

Allaah says (interpretation

of the meaning):

“And your Lord has

decreed that you worship none but Him. 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”

[al-Isra’ 17:23]

It was narrated that Abu

Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Messenger

of Allaah (S) and said: Which of the people is most deserving of my good

companionship? He said: “Your mother.” He said: Then who? He said: “Then

your mother.” He said: Then who? He said: “Then your mother.” He said: Then

who? He said: “Then your father.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5626) and Muslim

(2548).

Hence you must stop your

mistreatment and saying that she is insane, because that is not appropriate,

and you should treat her in a kind and loving manner, and do not disobey her

commands so long as there is no sin involved. It is not permissible for you

to shun her and stop talking to her. If she does that then try hard to

reconcile with her by speaking kindly and doing kind deeds to her.

It should be noted,

secondly, that it is not permissible for you to accuse a specific person of

having bewitched you, so how about if the person you accuse is your mother?

By doing that, you are accusing her of committing a major sin that may reach

the level of kufr. It is not permissible for you to do this even if the one

whom you accuse is a stranger to you, so how about if you are attributing

that reprehensible action to your mother with no proof or evidence? The

punishment for wronging others is severe, so how about one who wrongs his

own mother?

Allaah says (interpretation

of the meaning):

“And those who annoy

believing men and women undeservedly, they bear (on themselves) the crime of

slander and plain sin”

[al-Ahzaab 33:58]

Ibn Katheer (may Allaah

have mercy on him) said:

The words “And those who

annoy believing men and women undeservedly” mean: by attributing to them

things of which they are innocent, that they have not done.

“they bear (on

themselves) the crime of slander and plain sin” means, this is an

obvious lie, to say or narrate of the believing men and women things that

they did not do, by way of criticizing them.

Tafseer Ibn Katheer,

6/480.

It was narrated from Jaabir

ibn ‘Abd-Allaah that the Messenger of Allaah (S) said:  “Beware of

injustice, for injustice will be darkness on the Day of Resurrection.”

Narrated by Muslim (2578).

Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have

mercy on him) said:

Al-Qaadi said: It was said

that this means what it appears to mean, and it will be darkness for a

person who will not be able to find a way on the Day of Resurrection when

the light of the believers appears before them and on their right. And it

may be that darkness here refers to hardship, which is how they interpreted

the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say (O

Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): Who

rescues you from the darkness of the land and the sea” [al-An’aam 6:63],

i.e. hardships.  And it may be that it refers to punishment.

Sharh Muslim

(16/134).

It should be noted,

thirdly, that you may not have been bewitched, and it may all be illusions

and imagination. This happens to a lot of people, who believe that they have

been bewitched when that is not the case. So strive to obey your Lord by

performing obligatory and supererogatory duties, and strive to honour your

mother. Always read Qur’aan and try to recite the adhkaar for morning and

evening. These things, in sha Allaah, will protect you from evil and help

you to recover from your mental and psychological illnesses.

And Allaah is the source of

strength.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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