father does not cease to be a father after a divorce, rather, he remains a father, therefore, it is necessary to fulfil his rights. As the mother usually has more influence over the children, when such an incident occurs, the children side with the mother and drive the father out of the house.

Similarly, after separation occurs, the mother sometimes prevents the children from meeting the father by making threats, such as, ‘If you meet your father, I will not forgive you.’ In such a case, the children should not obey the command of their mother; they should maintain a relationship with their father in secret, and if he is in need of money, they should make their money available to him, by doing this, Allah Almighty will make them wealthy. Even if the mother was correct in the dispute and the father divorced her out of anger, the children must still treat their father in a good manner, otherwise, let alone the Day of Judgement, which is distant, the one who is disobedient to his parents will be punished in the world.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, there are such commendable children in the society who, in the case of the parents splitting, financially aid their father without telling their mother in order to avoid quarrels, and they bear the expenses for his treatment too. If a divorce does occur, then the mother should be compromising and not compel her children to commit the sin of disobeying their father, rather, if possible, she should tell her children to disregard that which occurred between her and their father, and tell them to serve her and take care of their father as well. (Episode 11: Maan Baap larayn to Aulad kaya karay?, p. 24-25)

If the father stops meeting them, what should the children do?

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ was asked: If the father remarries and stops meeting with his children from his first wife, what should the children do in this case? He دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ said: In such a situation, the children of the first wife should have patience, and try to meet their father. If the children serve their father, then no doubt, he will maintain a relationship with them. Those children who say that