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Commenting on this verse, a renowned commentator, Ḥakīm-ul-Ummat, Muftī Aḥmad Yār Khān عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الْـحَـنَّان has stated in Tafsīr-e-Na’īmī: And the word ‘قُرۡبٰي’ implies relatives, i.e. treat your relatives with kindness. Since one’s relationship with his relatives is created by means of his parental relationship and the kindness of his relatives towards him is lesser than that of his parents, the right of relatives is also softer than that of parents. Here are some pieces of advice in this regard:
First piece of advice: ‘ذِي الۡقُرۡبٰي’ [Żil-Qurbā] are those relatives whose relationship is created by means of parental relationship and they are also called ‘ذِيۡ رِحۡم [Żī-Riḥm]’. There are three categories of them: First, relatives of the father such as paternal grandfather and grandmother, the brother and sister of the father etc. Second, relatives of the mother like the maternal grandfather and grandmother, the brother and sister of the mother and Akhyāfī brothers (and sisters, i.e. the stepbrothers and the stepsisters whose mother is the same but father is different). Third, relatives of both of the parents such as a real brother and sister. Whoever of them has a closer relationship has a greater right.
Second piece of advice: There are two categories of relatives: Under one category fall those Nikah is Ḥarām with, and they are also called Żī-Riḥm Maḥram such as the brother and sister of the father and the mother (Żī-Riḥm Maḥram are such close
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