leave the house. Seeing this, the groom said: ‘I knew the daughter of Sayyiduna Shaykh Kirmaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه could not stay in the house of a poor person like me.’ The bride replied: ‘I do not intend to leave from here due to your poverty; rather, I intend to leave because your trust upon Allah Almighty seems to be very weak. I am surprised at my father that how did he deem you to be an abstinent and pious person?’ Listening to it, the groom became extremely remorseful and said: ‘I apologise on this weakness of mine.’ The bride replied: ‘Your excuse is with you. However, I cannot stay in a house where food for next meal is stored. Now, either I will stay here or this roti.’ The groom instantly gave that roti in charity. (Raud-ur-Riyaheen, pp. 192)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic sisters! You have heard that how beautifully the renowned Islamic saint of his time, Sayyiduna Shaykh Kirmaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه brought his daughter up. His daughter, who was beautifully brought up by him, had absolute trust in Allah Almighty. She did not get upset due to not having adequate facilities or abundance of wealth in her husband’s house, but if she did complain, it was for the fact that why was a roti saved for Iftar?

Undoubtedly, she would have been blessed with such Madani mind-set due to the Madani upbringing of Sayyiduna Shaykh Kirmaani رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه who himself too was a righteous saint having absolute trust in Allah Almighty. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه provided a Madani upbringing to his daughter and chose a pious match for her so that their future generations could also attain the blessings of piety and abstinence. Indeed, if a person is pious himself, then his future generations also benefit from his piety.

Dear Islamic sisters! Extreme heedlessness is observed in our society in terms of the upbringing of children. Perhaps, the reason for this is that the parents themselves lack the knowledge of bringing children up. How can one bring others up when she herself is unaware of Shar’i rulings and needs to learn how to bring others up?