Baron Ka Ihtiram Kejiye

Book Name:Baron Ka Ihtiram Kejiye

Let’s go through 10 benefits of treating relatives well.

Ten benefits of treating relatives well

Sayyiduna Faqeeh Abu Layth Samarqandi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه has explained: There are ten benefits of treating relatives well:

1.   Allah Almighty becomes pleased.

2.   People are made happy.

3.   Angels are made happy. 

4.   It earns you praise from Muslims.

5.   Satan becomes hurt and upset when relatives are treated well.

6.   It increases one’s lifespan.

7.   It brings blessings in sustenance.

8.   When a person exhibits good conduct towards his family, his deceased Muslim family members even become happy with his actions.

9.   It increases affection amongst one other.

10.   It increases reward after a person’s demise, because people make du’a of goodness in his favour.[1]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                            صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Showing respect to close relatives, treating them nicely and always maintaining ties with them is surely a privilege, but alas! Some people maintain ties either due to some compulsion, or any vested interest. Others become displeased with their relatives for personal reasons and at times, for no reason, do not like to meet one another for years. If they come across each other, they do not desire to even look at one another. Some even go on to say, ‘We are good to those who are good to us, and bad


 

 



[1] Tanbih al-Ghafilin, p. 73