Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 248
248 Rather than only be considerate themselves, parents should also teach their children the sanctity and respect of r ehmi relations. Then only can a pure society be established. Indeed, parents should take great care for the sanctity of this because the examples of parents influence children. The Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) who understood human nature more than anyone else selected these verses for the n ikah sermon and thus made men and women realise at the time of jo ining in ma trimony, or tried to make them realise, to always remember that the bond of a husband and wife is a bond in which , whilst one has to have warm feelings and sentiments for one another, one also has to respect one another’s r ehmi relations. This is essential if one is a true believer. If one has fear of Allah the Exalted, then, one is obligated to utilise one’s apparent organs and limbs as well as one’s heart for the betterment of r ehmi relations. If women do not do this, or men do not do this, th en they should remember that Allah the Exalted is watching over them and can see their actions and deeds. When Allah the Exalted states that He is watching over them , He also chastises those practices of men and women, which do not realise the dues of r ehm i relations. Thus, from the very first day a man and a woman should come together in the bond of marriage with the thought that there is not just one bond to be fulfilled. The husband and wife do not only have each other’s relationship to fulfil,