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It is Wājib to treat certain relatives with kindness
It is stated on pages 558 and 559 of the 3rd volume of the 1196-page book Baĥār-e-Sharī’at published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami: Which are the relatives that must be treated with kindness as a Wājib obligation? Some scholars have stated that they are ‘Żu-Riḥm Maḥram’ and some other stated that they are Żu-Riḥm relatives regardless of whether they are Maḥram or not. Apparently, the latter ruling is more accurate. Aḥādīš contain an unconditional order of treating relatives with kindness. The Holy Quran also unconditionally stated ‘ذَوِي الۡقُرۡبٰي’ (i.e. the relatives). However, as there are different levels of relations, there are also different levels of treating relatives with kindness. Parents have the greatest status. After them is the status of ‘Żu-Riḥm Maḥram’ (i.e. the relatives marriage is Ḥarām with forever due to Nasabī [i.e. genealogical] relation with them). After them is the status of the rest of relatives, depending upon how close relationship they have.
(Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 9, pp. 678)
What do ‘Żu-Riḥm Maḥram’ and ‘Żu-Riḥm’ imply?
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said in the 83rd verse of Sūraĥ Al-Baqaraĥ:
وَ بِا لۡوَ ا لِدَ یۡنِ اِحۡسَانًا وَّ ذِی الۡقُرۡ بٰی
And be kind to parents and relatives.
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