Bismillah
as salam alykom
I d like very much to share my dear sister Radiyah in welcoming u as a new member to our family HajjIbrahimIslam
And what an excellent reminder. Mash a Allah matter of fact the worship of maintain kinship relations is one that is not well observed these days due to many reasons. Busy life, seeking work promotions, staying late at work offices and more.
Nasrah I remember in one thread I did reveal that people around me in real life describe me as a rock and Radiyah disagreed.
May be your story will explain how people see me this way.
For a situation like this, which I went thru with a dear friend of mine about 6 years ago. Moreover the lost girls was so dear to me like a daughter.
If u think about the aspects of the situation, this is a child who did not reach puberity yet. Thus shall not be held accountable. For this I might as well just cry for myself not for the child who Insh a Allah is going to meet the Lord peacfully. Whereas I am still in this life struggling to fear Allah as much as I can, striving to avoid temptations and be close to Allah.
The parents if they maintain patience (Allah Shall call on the angles asking and of course He is the All Knowing did u take the child of my servants they would say yes, He Say did u take the fruit of his heart, just look at the Creator Who truly knows what a child means to parents, they would say yes, Allah Say what did My servant say. Angles would reply he praise u and said inna lilah wa inna elyahyee rajeoun. Allah Say build for my servant a palace in Jannah). For this I always say we all are going, but when one secures such a position we must not feel bad for them on the contrary, be happy that Allah Granted them this. Surely I know that Allah decribed death as a disaster in Quran. But brothers and sisters, taking all such aspects in consideration really mitigates the loss much.
That is why people say I am a rock I rationalize everything.
That was off topic but on the kinship relation issue. The Messenger salla Allah a`layhee wa sallam said what means:
Spread peace, maintain kinship relations, provide food and pray at night while people are asleep you shall enter Jannah in peace.
And also said one who is happy to have an increase in provison and blessed off spring have to maintain kinship relation. Actually the Arabic word the Messenger salla Allah a`layhee wa sallam used here is Sil rahemak. Sil is the opposite of qata`a which is to cut. So sil would be attach or connect. Rahem is the womb. Allah Say I derived your name from Mine so whoever connects u I connect and one who cuts u I cut.
O la ilaha ila Allah may Allah Never cuts us out ameen
