The Muslim is Kind to Their Family

“The most benevolent among you is the one who is benevolent to his family. I am the most benevolent to my family among you.”⁴³
(The Prophet Muhammad (saw))

Establishing a family and raising new generations is a model of life insistently recommended in Islam. The Holy Qur’an presents the ties of communication and mercy between a man and woman as the evidence of Allah’s existence, and the family as His blessing. It is stated that marriage is not pertain to a distinguished class, and recommended that people should be supported when they have financial impossibilities to start a family. Allah is the only being who is the one, has no partners, is not in need of others but is needed by all. Therefore, it is an innate need for humans to have a spouse and start a family.

Besides starting a family, Islam commands to take the responsibility of being a family as well. Being a family requires the unity of emotions and opinions, friendship, trust, mercy, justice, cooperation for goodness, and mutual struggle against evil.

Islam strictly forbids domestic violence. As in all matters, our best role model in the matter of family is also the Prophet Muhammad (saw). Accordingly, he never said a bad word to his wives, children and those who were serving him.⁴⁴ His wife Aisha said that “He never put a slap on anyone’s face throughout his life.” Because any kind of offensive behavior of person toward their spouse, children, parents, siblings or close relatives is a crime under the law and a sin in the sight of Allah.

The Muslim knows that living with their spouse, children, and parents is a blessing. However, they also know that family is at the same time a trial just like other blessings. Therefore, strengthening family ties and protecting their families from all kinds of evil and danger are the responsibility of every Muslim man and woman. Being a Muslim requires to act justly to all family members without any discrimination, preserve everyone’s rights, and develop a type of communication based on love and respect.