which causes inconvenience to them; he should look after them as much as possible physically and financially. He should love them and respect them when sitting or standing near them, talking to them and in all other acts. He should spend [his wealth] money happily to look after them and when they need him he should remain available at their disposal. (Siraat-ul-Jinaan, vol. 1, pp. 153)

We should also treat our parents well and should try our best to make them happy by following Shari’ah because Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will be pleased if they are pleased and if they are displeased Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will also be displeased.

دل دُکھانا چھوڑ دیں ماں باپ کا

ورنہ ہے اِس میں خسارہ آپ کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

3. Breaking off relations with relatives

Another cause of being deprived of Allah’s mercy is to break off relations with relatives. Therefore, get into the habit of maintaining a kind relationship with them in order to become deserving of Allah’s mercy and to make your home and the society a peaceful place. Also try your best to refrain from breaking off relations with them because the curse of other sins only fall on the one who commits them but the curse of breaking off relations with relatives falls upon the entire nation because due to it the entire nation gets deprived of Divine mercy.

Whilst mentioning a blessed Hadees of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْـهُ once said, ‘Every single person who breaks off his relations with his relatives must leave our gathering.’ Listening to this, a young man stood up and went to his paternal aunt with whom he had an old dispute. After the aunt and the nephew got reconciled with each other, the aunt said to her nephew: Go and ask the reason for it (i.e. what was the reason behind the announcement made by Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی عَـنْـهُ?). The young man went and asked the reason for it. Sayyiduna