This presentation is about the Rights of Close Relatives. As we all know after parents rights these are the most important rights, I thought to create one presentation on this topic. I think you may find this of great use. Please comment on it.

2.  Islam is a complete code of life. Religion
Islam emphasizes on keeping good
relationships with family, relatives, and
friends.
 Being a Muslim it is obligatory for you to
keep good relation with relatives.
 According to saying of Prophet Muhammad
(SAW), we should visit our relatives, inquire
about their matters, spend on them and
give them sadaqa if they are poor.

3.  The relatives hold a special status in
Islam.
 Islam gives great stress to the rights
of relatives and encourages Muslims
to maintain a good relationship with
their relatives.
 In Islam doing good to the relatives is
next in importance to the obedience
of parents.

4.  Allah Almighty says in Holy Quran
about the rights of relatives in a
way: “Serve Allah, and join not any
partners with Him; and do good- to
parents and relatives”(Quran4:36).

5.  “And remember We took a covenant
from the Children of Israel that
worship none but Allah, and do good
to your parents and relatives.”(Quran,
2:83)

6.  In religion Islamic term, ‘Silah-Rahimi’ is used
to express ‘good treatment towards the
relatives’.
 For those who do “Silah-Rahimi” will earn
rewards in this life and hereafter are
mentioned below:
◦ His sustenance is increased
◦ His life is elongated
◦ His family and home prosper
◦ His death discomfort is eased
◦ Silah-Rahimi is equivalent to the fear of Allah
◦ All the doors of paradise will be opened for those
who practice Silah-Rahimi

7.  For those who do not keep a good
relationship with relatives will suffer a lot in
this life and hereafter too.
 Helping relatives comes under both “Justice”
and “Doing good”.
 Still, Allah mentioned it separately; it shows
how important this act is in the eyes of
Allah.
 Muslims should keep good relations with
their relatives for the sake of Allah
Almighty.

8.  To maintain a good relationship with
them by showing respect, love, and
sympathy.
 Be there for them when they need you.
 Visit them at times of health problems
and illness.
 Share with them glorious moments.
 Visit their homes often
 Congratulate them on their
achievements
 Help them financially during harsh
times.

9.  Relationship with relatives should not
be just returning favors and
responding in kind.
 Some people give a gift in return for a
gift, and visit in return for a visit.
 This is not what is meant by
upholding the ties of relationship at
all , and this is not what is required by
Islam.

10.  Allah Almighty says in Quran: “Who break the
covenant of Allah after contracting it and
sever that which Allah has ordered to be
joined and cause corruption on earth. It is
those who are the losers” (Quran, 2:27)

11.  In another verse of Holy Quran Allah Almighty
says about keeping ties of kinship in these
words: “So would you perhaps, if you turned
away, cause corruption on earth and sever
your [ties of] relationship ?” (Quran, 47:22)

12.  There are many hadiths which show
the rights of relatives in Islam.
Our beloved Prophet Muhammad
(SAW) said in one of his
hadith: “Whosoever believes in
Allah and the last day let him
keep the ties of
relations.” (Bukhari)

13. In another narration, He (SAW)
said: “Whoever violates the rights
of relatives shall not go to
Paradise.”
 This hadith, alone, should be enough
to make us realize the importance of
‘Silah-Rahimi’.
 It shows that the violation of the
relative’s rights is disliked by Allah,
that with its foulness, no one can
enter Paradise.

14.  In short, we find that the association of
the family can only be maintained by
feelings of appreciative and kindness.
 If we want to earn Allah’s pleasure and
blessings we must accept the Quranic
instructions, and broaden our full
support to our relatives.
 May Allah give us the strength to live our
lives according to the Quranic teachings
and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
(SAW)!