Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Israa, Ayah 24
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And lower to them the wing of humility show them your submissive side out of mercy that is on account of your affection for them and say ‘My Lord have mercy on them just as they had mercy on me when they reared me when I was little’.
Related Hadiths
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to put me on (one of) his thighs and put Al-Hasan bin `Ali on his other thigh, and then embrace us and say, "O Allah! Please be Merciful to them, as I am merciful to them. ...
“May my father and my mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! Which speech is most beloved to Allah ?” So he said: “That which Allah selected for His angels (to say): ‘Glory to my Lord, ...
"I bowed and put my hands together, and my father said: 'This is something that we used to do, then we brought them up to our knees.'"
"Be kind to your children, and perfect their manners."
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And lower unto them the wing of submission) humble yourself to them (through mercy) be compassionate towards them, (and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both) if they are Muslims (as they did care for me when I was little).