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the circumstances, they are always polite and giving.
Muslims not only provide for their parents' spiritual and psycho-
logical needs, but also do everything to meet their material and financial
needs. Allah reveals that parents have rights to their children's financial
assistance:

They will ask you what they should give away. Say: "Any wealth you
give away should go to your parents and relatives, orphans and the very
poor, and travelers." Whatever good you do, Allah knows it. (Surat al-
Baqara: 215)