Pain caused by a relative

It is stated on page 160 of the renowned book ‘Call to Righteousness’, written by Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه:

Ameer-ul-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ would provide for his maternal cousin Sayyiduna Mistah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, who was a poor companion and had taken part in the migration as well as in the battle of Badr. Sayyiduna Mistah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ caused great pain to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ by favouring those who had laid a false blame on his beloved daughter, Umm-ul-Mu’mineen (Mother of the believers) Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah Siddiqah رَضِیَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهَا. Disappointed, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ took an oath not to provide for him any longer. Upon this, the verse number 22 of Surah An-Noor, part 18 was revealed, this verse is as follows:

وَ لَا یَاۡتَلِ اُولُوا  الۡفَضۡلِ  مِنۡکُمۡ  وَ السَّعَۃِ  اَنۡ  یُّـؤۡ تُوۡۤا  اُولِی  الۡقُرۡبٰی   وَ الۡمَسٰکِیۡنَ                      وَ الۡمُہٰجِرِ یۡنَ  فِیۡ   سَبِیۡلِ  اللّٰہِ  ۪ۖ   وَ لۡیَعۡفُوۡا  وَ لۡیَصۡفَحُوۡا  ؕ   اَ لَا   تُحِبُّوۡنَ    اَنۡ    یَّغۡفِرَ    اللّٰہُ     لَکُمۡ  ؕ   وَ   اللّٰہُ   غَفُوۡ رٌ   رَّحِیۡمٌ    ﴿۲۲﴾

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And swear not those among you who are possessors of excellence and of (worldly) means to give to the kinsmen and to the needy and to the emigrants in the way of Allah; and they should forgive and overlook; do you not like that Allah may forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (Part 18, Surah An-Noor, verse 22)

After the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم recited this verse, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ said: I wish that Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ) forgive me and I would never discontinue providing for Mistah (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ). Therefore, he رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ resumed his financial assistance to him. (Khazaain-ul-‘Irfan, pp. 563)