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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah Almighty says:

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“We have enjoined on man kindness to parents; but if they strive to make thee join with Me that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Unto Me is your return and I shall tell you what ye used to do.” (29:8)

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“We have enjoined on man kindness to parents; but if they strive to make thee join with Me that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Unto Me is your return and I shall tell you what ye used to do.” (29:8)

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◁ Unto Me is your return, and I will inform you of what you used to do. ▷

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On the authority of Asma' bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said:

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"My mother came to visit me while she was still a polytheist, during the period of the treaty with Quraysh,

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when they had made a covenant with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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and during the period of her father's pact.

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So I sought a verdict from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), saying:

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'O Messenger of Allah,

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my mother has come to visit me, and she desires to maintain ties with me;

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shall I maintain ties with her?'

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He replied: 'Yes, maintain ties with your mother.'"

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Agreed upon [by al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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A key benefit:

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Religion calls for maintaining family ties, even if relatives are polytheists.

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For noble character is a grand edifice,

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which our truthful and trustworthy Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came to complete.

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And this is the most eloquent rebuttal to those who accuse this upright religion of violence and terrorism.

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Will we then commit to and hold fast to maintaining our kinship ties,

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so that our response becomes a practical one, proclaimed by our character before our tongues?