(Excerpt taken from Shaykh Javed Iqbal Sialkoti’s book: “Parents and the Rights of Children”)
◈ Hadith
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ.
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAmr رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“It is sufficient for a person to be sinful if he neglects those whose sustenance he is responsible for.”
📚 [Hasan] Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Kitāb al-Zakāh, Chapter on Maintaining Ties of Kinship: 1692
Explanation and Lesson
① Neglecting one’s dependents — such as wife, children, or those under one’s care — is considered a major sin.
② Providing sustenance and financial support to one’s family is an obligation, not merely an act of charity.
③ Islam strongly condemns irresponsibility in family duties, considering it a cause of divine displeasure.
