Malfuzat - Volume VII — Page 478
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 7 478 1 َو َناَك اَمُهْوُبَا اًحِلاَص َو َناَك اَمُهْوُبَا اًحِلاَص Meaning that, their father was a righteous man. It is not mentioned what those children were like them- selves. Therefore, strive to achieve this objective. You should always wish for the piety of your children. If they abandon reli- gion and piety, then what is left? Most people encounter these types of issues. Dishonesty, whether it is in trade or through bribery or through farming in which the rights of the relatives [who have a share in their inheritance] are usurped—the reason for it, as I understand, is the greed for the sake of children since sometimes I have heard people, who own a large estate, say that they wish for children so they could inherit the estate and it would not fall into the hands of relatives [who have a share in their inheritance]. But they do not realize that once they die, everyone will become a stranger to them, whether it is their children or their relatives who have a share in the inheritance. If there is a desire for prog- eny, it should be with the intention that they become servants of the Faith. In short, there are many very intricate difficulties in fulfill- ing the rights of man. Until a person fulfils them, he cannot be a true believer and it is nothing but mere talk. Salvation Depends Neither on Nationality Nor Wealth Almighty Allah is not related to anyone, nor does He care who is a Sayyed [descendant of the family of the Prophet s as ] or some- thing else. The Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, himself said to Fatimah, may Allah be pleased 1. S u rah al-Kahf, 18:83 [Publisher]