Keeping family ties This expression means that a believer should keep good
relations with his blood relations. To
keep in contact with them, visit them, share their happiness and sorrows and to
help them if they need help. One of us might get become upset if one of their
relatives behaves badly to them or was unjust to us. This might lead a person to break any contact
or relation with this blood relation and this is one of the great sins. Allah the Highest said : “WOULD YOU WHEN YOU TAKE CHARGE MAKE MISCHEIF ON EARTH AND BREAK UP
YOUR FAMILY TIES”. (S:47 A:22) Allah the
Highest followed making mischief on earth with breaking up the family ties to
show the seriousness of such sin as breaking up family ties. Allah’s
messenger prayer and peace upon him told us that breaking up family ties is one
of the greatest sins, which obstructs a Muslim from entering Paradise, he said:
“Does not enter Paradise he who breaks up his family ties”. (Bukhari) Indeed, Allah
the Highest promised to break up ties with those who break ties with blood
relations. Allah’s messenger prayer and
peace upon him said : “When Allah
finished creating the creation, the Womb said : ‘Here stands the one who asks
for your protection from the relationships being severed with’. He said :’yes, will you be happy if I contact
whoever contacts you and sever relations with whoever severs relations with you? The Womb said : ‘Yes Lord’, He said : ‘This
is for you then’. Then Allah’s messenger
prayer and peace upon him said : ‘ Recite this if you like “WOULD YOU WHEN YOU TAKE CHARGE MAKE MISCHEIF ON EARTH AND BREAK UP
YOUR FAMILY TIES”. (Bukhari:Adab) The
Womb here is symbolic of what makes ties with blood relations as it is all
happens through the womb. Allah
the Highest contact with us is to bestow His Mercy, Forgiveness, Guidance and
Care upon us and to sever contact with us is to deprive us of all that. How great it is to for Allah the highest to
be always with us and in contact with us. To
make good contact with your blood relations and to be good to them is great in
the Eyes of Allah the Highest. This is
particularly with those who are good with the blood relations who are not good
to him or who contacts them even though they do not contact him. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him
said : “The person who contact and is good to his blood relations is not the
one who rewards those who do so to him, he is the one who whenever his blood
relations break up with him, he contacts and is good to them”. (Bukhari:Adab) Indeed,
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said : “The best charity is upon
your blood relation who does not like you”. It
is clear that a Muslim should do his best to keep good relations and contact
with his blood relations, even those who do not do so with him. Why
also? Of
the other outcomes of keeping good relations with our blood relations is that
Allah the Highest increases his provisions to his slave, and blesses his
children. Allah’s messenger prayer and
peace upon him said : “He who would like to have his provisions increased and
children blessed, let him be good and in contact with his blood
relations”. (Bukhari) It
is clear that the outcome in this life of being good to your blood
relations increased provisions, blessed children and always enjoying the
guidance, mercy and blessing of Allah the Highest, and in the Hereafter
being granted the Paradise Those
who do sever relations with their blood relations are bad to them are denied
entry to May
Allah the Highest grant us entry to it, and make us of it’s residents for
eternity. Ameen. Dr.Ahmed Saafan Consultant Psychiatrist, 31 5084881 – 5084882 aamsaafan@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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