Gardens of the Righteous — Page 76
76. GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS conquer the land of Egypt. Then treat its people kindly, for there are ties of guarantee and kinship with them (Muslim). 331. Abu Hurairah relates that when this verse was revealed: Warn thy nearest kinsmen (26. 215); the Holy Prophet summoned the Quraish and they all came. He said to them: O Bani Abd Shams, O Bani Ka'ab ibn Lu'ayy safeguard yourselves against the Fire; O Bani Murrah ibn Ka'ab, safeguard yourselves against the Fire; O Bani Abd Manaf, safeguard yourselves against the Fire; O Bani Hashim, safeguard yourselves against the Fire; O Bani Abdul. Muttalib, safeguard yourselves against the Fire; O Fatimah, safeguard thyself against the Fire, for I can avail you nothing against Allah. I have ties of kinship with you, and these I shall continue to honour (Muslim). 332. Amr ibn 'As relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say openly without any attempt at concealment: Bani So and So are not my friends, my friends are Allah and the Muslims. But I have ties of kinship which I shall continue to nourish (Bokhari and Muslim). 333. Abu Ayub Khalid ibn Zaid Ansari relates that a man said:. Messenger of Allah, tell me that which will cause me to be admitted to. Paradise and will keep me away from the Fire. He answered: Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him: observe Prayer; pay the Zakat and join the ties of kinship (Bokhari and Muslim). 334. Salman ibn 'Amir relates that the Holy Prophet said: When you break the fast, do it with a date, for there is blessing in it, and if you cannot find a date with water for it is pure. He added: Charity towards a poor one is charity, and towards a relation is both charity and benevolence (Tirmidhi). 335. Ibn Umar relates: I had a wife whom I loved and my father disliked her. He asked me to divorce her which I refused. Umar mentioned the matter to the Holy Prophet and he said to me: You had better divorce her (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi). 336. Abu Darda' relates that a man came to him and said: I have a wife and my mother directs me to divorce her. Abu Darda' said to him that he had heard the Holy Prophet say: A father is one of the highest doors of. Paradise. If you wish you may demolish it, and if you wish you might safeguard it (Tirmidhi). 337. Bra'a ibn 'Azib relates that the Holy Prophet said: A mother's sister has the same standing as a mother (Tirmidhi). 41. . On Prohibition of Disobedience of Parents and Repudiation of Ties of Kinship. Allah, the Exalted, has said: 134. Is it not likely that if you turn away, you will by your conduct create disorder in the land and sever the ties of kinship? It is these whom Allah has cast away and has made them deaf and blinded their eyes (47. 23. 24).