Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 247
247 to believers. However, here attention is drawn to the realisation that real preponderance is of those who practice righteousness because theirs will be a good u ltimate ending and it is through them alone that peace and harmony of the world is established. Therefore, do not be impressed by materialistic people, rather follow righteousness so that you become recipients of the blessings of Allah the Exalted. Your of fspring also will pray for you and will be a source of elevating your station. At times one issue is raised a lot in our marital problems that come to the fore, by both men and women, and that is that one of them disparages the other’s parents or siblings. Men accuse women and women accuse men of belittling their parents, saying such and such about them and being abusive about them. This is remote from righteousness and this creates discord in families. It is not a matter of only making accusations, at time s these turn out to be the truth where children are provoked against grandparents and improper words are used for each other’s close relatives and efforts are made to turn children against them. Allah the Exalted states this is far removed from righteousne ss and this is not righteousness and here you are distancing yourselves from righteousness. Therefore, be careful of your رحمی rehmi (familial) relations as well. These verses also draw attention to this , t he very first verse enjoins to take care of one’s r ehmi relations.