Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 411
— Part IV 402 companion by your side, and the wayfarer, and those whom your right hands possess. Surely, Allah loves not the proud and the boastful, (S u rah al-Nis a ’; Ch. 4: V. 37) In this noble verse, the subject of justice and benevolence is being presented in a much wider range than in the previous one. Hence, apart from the prohibition of calling partners with Allah and paying due respect to the rights of parents, benevolence towards close relatives, orphans, poor people who do not beg, relatives who are also neighbours and neighbours who are strangers, are being discussed in this verse. Similarly, benevolence towards those who are under your command is also included. The Great Teaching of Benevolence towards Close Blood Relatives Hadrat Anas bin M a lik ra narrates from the Holy Prophet sa that he admonished to treat close relatives with benevolence, if one requires expansion in his provisions. That is to say one should maintain an excellent relationship with one’s relatives. 75 Hadrat Ab u Hurairah ra narrates that once a person appeared before the Holy Prophet sa and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, my relatives are such as when I pay attention to their due rights they completely sever their ties with me. If I treat them with kindness they treat me ill. If I show forbearance towards them they show me arrogance, that is to say they try to inflame