whole family should be united. When truth is with them, i.e. they are on the truth, then everyone should be united when wanting to raise awareness of the truth and facing the opposition. (Kitab-ud-Durar, vol. 1, pp. 323)

One should take advantage of the facilities available in today’s era and use email, WhatsApp, phone and voice messages to please the relatives.

6. It is a sin to turn down a relative who presents a need in front of you

When a relative presents a need in front of you, then you should fulfil it. Rejecting it (i.e. not helping despite being capable to do so) is cutting off the ties. (Kitab-ud-Durar, vol. 1, pp. 323) (Remember! It is Wajib to treat relatives well and to cut off ties with them is a sin, Haraam and an act that leads to hell)

7. Treating relatives well means to keep ties with them even though they want to cut ties off

Treating your relatives well does not mean that if they are good with you, only then you be good with them. This is actually called giving in return, where you give them something because they gave something to you or you go to their house because they came to yours. In reality, treating relatives well means to keep ties with them even though they want to cut ties off; they want to distance themselves from you, are careless towards you but you show leniency to them with regards to the rights of their relationship. (Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 678)

تُو بَرائے وَصْل کَرْدَن آمَدِی

نے بَرائے فَصْل کَرْدَن آمَدِی

Translation: You have been created to maintain ties, you have not been created to severe them.

(Gheebat ki Tabah-Kariyan, pp. 112)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد