Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 245
245 of the next generation. A man and woman who lay the foundation of a family, in fact lay the foundation of a society; they lay the foundati on of either making a nation good or bad. Therefore, there is great need to reflect on this. By citing the word righteousness five times at the time of n ikah, Allah the Exalted has drawn our attention that our each action, each word, each practice should n ot be just for ourselves. On the contrary, while based on righteousness and fear of Allah the Exalted, it should also fulfil the dues of Allah as well as those of one another. When this is achieved, progeny that prays for parents is born. As is stated in t he Holy Qur’an, owing to the pious upbringing by parents, the offspring thus pray for their parents: ﴾ ۲۵ ؕ ِۡیۡا ا ﴿ رََب َِ ارۡحَمۡہُّمَا کَمَا رَبََیہ ن ِۡ صَغ ‘My Lord, have mercy on them even as they nourished me in my childhood. ’ (17:25) This [prayer] does n ot only signify physical nurturing by parents, rather, it entails their care towards education and training, care towards spiritual betterment, care towards moral training and care towards worldly education so that one may become a useful part of society. However, such people are not born in homes where conflicts take place, where only egotistical matters are raised by