Jadwal for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 9 August 2018

 -1Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

 -2Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

 -3Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

 -4Total duration: 15 minutes

Madani pearls of treating relatives well!

 …٭Kind treatment does not only mean treating those relatives kindly who have treated you kindly. This would be actually an ‘exchange of treatment’. For example, sending a gift to the relative who has sent you a gift or going to the house of one who comes to yours. In actual fact, kind treatment means establishing ties with one who cuts off ties with you and caring about the relative who ignores you and stays away from you.

(Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 678)

 …٭One can treat his relatives with kindness in different ways. For example, giving them gifts, helping them if they need it, saying Salam to them, meeting them, sitting with them, talking to them and treating them gracefully and nicely. (Kitab Ad-Durad, vol. 1, pp. 323)

 …٭One should meet his relatives every other day or with gaps, as appropriate, as it will develop affection. One can also meet his relatives weekly or monthly. (Kitab Ad-Durad, vol. 1, pp. 323)

 …٭The whole family and community should be united. One should also help his relatives when they are in the right [i.e. justified] in any issue. All of them should favour the truth with unity. (Kitab Ad-Durad, vol. 1, pp. 323)

 …٭Not fulfilling need of relative is sin: When any of the relatives requests help for the fulfilment of his need we must help him because turning down this request is like breaking ties with him. (Kitab Ad-Durad, vol. 1, pp. 323)