فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّ
“So do not even say ‘uff’ to them.” (Al-Israʾ 17:23, relevant passage)
The direct prohibition addresses a slight verbal expression of irritation toward parents. Its significance is the harm or disrespect involved even in that comparatively mild expression.
The source derives the prohibition of striking or abusing parents through dalalat al-nass, because the same offensive rationale is present in a more severe form.
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Ibarat, Isharat, Dalalat and Iqtida of Text: Four Routes to Legal Meaning
فَلَا تَقُلْ لَهُمَا أُفٍّ
“So do not even say ‘uff’ to them.” (Al-Israʾ 17:23, relevant passage)
The direct prohibition addresses a slight verbal expression of irritation toward parents. Its significance is the harm or disrespect involved even in that comparatively mild expression.
The source derives the prohibition of striking or abusing parents through dalalat al-nass, because the same offensive rationale is present in a more severe form.