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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل البر وصلة الرحمIssues of Righteousness and Maintaining Family Ties
بَابُ التَّرْغِيْبِ فِي صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِChapter on encouragement to maintain family ties
Hadith 9056
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي قَرَابَةً أَصِلُهُمْ وَيَقْطَعُونَ وَأُحْسِنُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيُسِيئُونَ إِلَيَّ وَأَحْلُمُ عَنْهُمْ وَيَجْهَلُونَ عَلَيَّ قَالَ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ كَمَا تَقُولُ كَأَنَّمَا تُسِفُّهُمُ الْمَلَّ وَلَا يَزَالُ مَعَكَ مِنَ اللَّهِ ظَهِيرٌ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا دُمْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! I have some relatives; I maintain ties with them, but they sever relations with me. I do good to them, but they treat me badly, and I deal with them patiently, but they act ignorantly towards me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If it is as you say, then it is as if you are feeding them hot ashes, and as long as you remain steadfast in this action, there will be a helper from Allah Almighty with you against their opposition.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The meaning of making them chew hot ashes is that, due to this behavior, it is as if they are subjected to severe psychological and social distress.
