74- Likewise, the Two Ṣaḥīḥs¹ transmit the ḥadith: “Repudiating one’s lineage—even in the slightest detail—is disbelief in Allah; whoever claims descent from someone other than his father has fallen into disbelief. Do not turn away from your fathers, for turning away from your fathers is disbelief on your part.”
75- Accordingly, one may say that this duty, too, is subsumed under the name of faith. Another way to look at it is that honoring parents is only incumbent on a person who actually has living parents; therefore they were mentioned in the ḥadith of Ibn Masʿūd because Ibn Masʿūd’s mother was alive, and the ruling matched his situation. When parents are not mentioned, the Prophet instead cited deeds that are universally applicable, thereby including those who have no parents. Furthermore, once jihad becomes an individual obligation, it takes precedence over the general duty of honoring parents; in that case a person goes forth even without their permission, though he must still fulfill whatever specific filial duties remain binding on him. If jihad is only a collective obligation, he may not set out except with their permission.