Father Cleaning His Son's Car
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Question
Hello, A person who owns a car meets his father in the parking lot by chance when his father comes to visit him. The father, who cares a lot about the cleanliness of his son's car (as he also helped him financially to buy the car), notices that part of the car is dusty. This bothers the father, and he takes a cloth and starts cleaning. The son politely and respectfully says, "No need, dear father, I'll clean it," genuinely trying to prevent his father from doing the task. But the father continues. Is the son acting correctly and respecting his father, or should he take more active measures, like asking for the cloth and doing it himself?
Answer
Hello
There is no issue with the father helping the son of his own will. Also, there is no need to worry that the father is only hinting for the son to clean himself and does not want to clean, as the son asked the father to let him clean, and the father refused.
However, if the father is a Talmid Chacham, it is advisable to insist that he refrain from doing so. But if the father insists, it is permissible to accept his help.
Source
Shulchan Aruch Yoreh De'ah, Siman 240, Se'if 25
Azmara Leshimcha 192, according to Ran, Kiddushin 31: