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7 Madanī pearls of treating relatives with kindness
Accept the gift of seven Madanī pearls about ‘kind treatment to relatives’ extracted from pages 559 and 560 of the 3rd volume of the 1312-page book Baĥār-e-Sharī’at published by Maktaba-tul-Madīnaĥ, the publishing department of Dawat-e-Islami.
1. Different levels of kind treatment to different relatives
Muslims have been unconditionally commanded in Aḥādīš to treat relatives with kindness. The words ‘ذَوِي الۡقُرۡبٰي’ (i.e. relatives) were unconditionally stated in the Holy Quran. However, as there are different levels in relationship, there are also different levels of treating relatives with kindness, depending upon how close a relative. Parents hold the greatest status in this matter. After them is the status of Żū-Riḥm Maḥram (i.e. those relatives marriage is Ḥarām forever with, due to Nasabī [genealogical] relationship with them). After them is the status of other relatives, depending upon how close relationship they have.
(Rad-dul-Muḥtār, vol. 9, pp. 678)
2. Different conditions of treating relatives with kindness
One can treat his relatives with kindness in different ways. For example, giving them gifts, providing them help if they need it, saying Salām to them, meeting them, talking to them and treating them gracefully and nicely. (Durad, vol. 1, pp. 323)
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