The deceased is lifted on shoulders later; the spoons in the cauldron start clattering first. The wails of the grieving family do not even subside before cries of "hand over the spices, hey!" ring out. Flowers are not yet adorned on the grave before the dining dishes are laid out. The tears in the eyes do not even dry up before the tone of relatives becomes dry... "The meat pieces in the rice are too few. When so-and-so hosted the meal, were they so poor that they couldn't add another two kilograms of meat?" The one who dies is gone. But what kind of custom is this that those coming to attend the funeral are biting into meat pieces in their memory, eagerly waiting for the taste of cauldron-cooked food? Change these obsolete traditions. What custom is this that even when you go to a funeral, it is said, "Make sure to eat before you leave"? Let alone those from nearby; even those who have come from afar should eat at a hotel if they are too hungry. Make a firm resolve that in the future, if you ever have to attend a funeral, even if you travel thousands of kilometers and even if close relatives are cooking, you will not eat food from the deceased's house. Joy and sorrow are part of every human life. But change these traditions before our entire social system gets engulfed by it...

ارے بھائی!

اگر آپ ہزاروں کتابیں، نعتیں، تصاویر، ویڈیوز، اخبار، مضامین، قبلہ نما، اوقات نماز، اسلامک گھڑی اور بہت کچھ آسانی کے ساتھ حاصل کرنا چاہتے ہیں تو بس ہمارے Islamic Tube ایپ کو پلے سٹور سے انسٹال کرو، اور بالکل مفت اور آسانی کے ساتھ اسلامک مواد حاصل کرو

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The Punishment for Severing Family Ties (An Incident from Al-Zawajir)

The Punishment for Severing Family Ties (An Incident from Al-Zawajir)

There is a book by Allamah Ibn Hajar Haytami (may Allah have mercy on him) titled "Al-Zawajir 'an Iqtiraaf al-Kaba'ir". In it, he narrated an incident: A person went with the intention of Hajj. When he was about to perform Hajj, he inquired in Makkah, "Who is the most trustworthy person here?" He was directed to a certain individual. So, he went to him and entrusted him with one thousand dinars. After leaving the dinars, he began performing his Hajj rituals. When the Hajj was completed, he went to the man's house to take back his trust. Upon reaching there, he found out that the person had passed away. He said, "I had given one thousand dinars, how will I get my dinars now?" His children said, "He did not inform us where he kept the dinars." They searched a lot in the house but could not find them. So, this person went to the local scholars and asked, "I had given such a large amount, and he has passed away, how will I get my money back?" One person told him, "Go to the Well of Zamzam after midnight at the time of Tahajjud, and call out saying that you had given a trust to such-and-such person. If he was a righteous person, then based on experience, Allah sometimes brings his soul there and he answers." The man went there and called out, but received no answer. When he informed them that he got no response, they said, "Go to Yemen. There is a well there called 'Chah-e-Barhoot' (the Well of Barhoot). Go there and call out; the souls of the people of Hell gather there, you will find out there." This person reached there. Ibn Hajar Haytami (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that when he called out there, he received a reply: "I have buried your money at such-and-such place in my house, take it from there." The man asked, "Why after all did you bury it? Why didn't you leave it with your relatives, wife, or children?" He replied, "I did not trust my children. I thought lest they might commit breach of trust (treachery), therefore I kept it there. Go and take it from there." The man said, "You were a very righteous person, but I am encountering your soul at Chah-e-Barhoot, where the souls of the people of Hell gather?" He replied, "The matter is that I was indeed a very righteous man, strictly punctual with my fasting and prayers: 'كَانَ لِي أُخْتٌ فَقِيرَةٌ هَجَرتهَا وَكُنت لا أَحْنُو عَلَيْهَا فَعَاقَبَنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.' But Allah punished me because my sister was poor; I did not cooperate with her and severed ties of kinship (Qata-e-Rahmi). Allah cast me into Hell because of severing family ties." Look, he was a very pious man, widely renowned for his righteousness, and people used to entrust him with their valuables, but he got caught in punishment due to cutting off relationships. Just as maintaining family ties (Silah-e-Rahmi) is commanded during life, similarly, even after leaving this world, one should behave with kindness towards the friends of one's parents. ------------------------------------------------------- Book: Naik Amaal ko Zaya Karne Wale Gunah (Page: 222-223) Author: Maulana Muhammad Noman Sahib Narrator: Anas Memon Palanpuri