Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 412
The Teaching of Justice and Kindness Regarding Relatives 403 me. ' To this the Holy Messenger sa responded by enjoining, 'even if they are not good to you and do not pay you your due rights, you must always pay them their due rights and treat them with benevolence. ' Then he said, 'As long as you are doing this, that is, treating them well while they do ill to you and showing benevolence despite their transgression, you will be filling their mouths with dust, meaning you will be putting them to shame. So it is better for you to stick to this stance. ' Then he said, 'Beware, you face no danger; as long as you conduct yourself like this, Allah will continue to help you against their excesses and transgression. ' The Relationship between those Connected through their Mother’s Uterus and Allah’s Attribute of Ra h m a n It should be noted that 'uterus' in Arabic is called Ri h am ( ) and Allah’s attribute Ra h m a n ( ) is also derived from the same root. According to a H adith the Holy Prophet sa said that Allah metaphorically addressing the human uterus declares: 'O uterus (that is Ri h am ), whoever is connected through you, I will be connected with him. And he who breaks his ties with you, I will break my ties with him. ' 76 Thus when we declare the Holy Prophet sa to be the best of all Prophets as , we do so because his teaching is