Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 408
The Teaching of Justice and Kindness Regarding Relatives 399 the Holy Quran is a book of comprehensive cure which analyses every moral disease in detail, then speaks of the remedial measures to be taken. Chapter al-M a ‘ u n warns by way of raising a question: Have you seen him who rejects religion? That is the one who drives away the orphan, (S u rah al- M a ‘ u n; Ch. 107: Vs. 2-3) This means that the people who drive away the orphans are those who, as a consequence, reject their faith as well. Noble Conduct of the Holy Prophet sa towards Orphans In this regard, I quote a tradition of the Holy Prophet sa in which we are informed of the great reward that will be granted to the person who behaves nobly towards orphans. Hadrat Suhail bin Sa‘d ra narrates: Hadrat Ras u lull a h sa mentioned that he and the one who cares for the upbringing of orphans will be together in paradise like the index finger is close to the next finger. Saying this, he demonstrated by tightly pressing the two fingers so there was no space left between them. 74