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“He who has three daughters and is patient with them,
feeds them and gives them water to drink, and clothes
them out of his (labor and) riches, there will be a curtain
against the fire (of Hell) for him on the Day of
Resurrection.” (Sunan Ibn Majah, 3669)
“He who brought up two girls properly will be (together)
with me on the Day of Resurrection (and he interlaced his
fingers to indicate the degree of nearness between him
and that person).” (Sahih Muslim, Book 032, Number
6364)
Sins that will be hardest to forgive on the Day of
Resurrection will be, among others, rebellion against one’s
believing parents.
“Allah will postpone punishment for certain sins until the
Day of Resurrection, but the punishment for rebelling
against one’s parents will also be given in this world
before one dies.” (al-Hakim)
“One’s father is the middle door of the doors of Paradise.
So, lose this gate or guard it.” (Sunan Ibn Majah, 3663)

Protecting Family Ties
The Prophet (saas) recommends that one start with family
members when giving financial or other help and spreading
Islamic morality. According to the Sunnah, one should not
break ties with Muslim family members. However, those rela-
tives who oppose the believers on points of religion are not
considered “family members,” as that term is defined by the
Messenger of Allah (saas).
The Messenger of Allah (saas) has left a number of hadiths
on this topic:
“Whoever violates the rights of kinship shall not go to

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