The Methods of Silatu 'r-Rahm
Howshouldwedosilatu 'r-rahm?Silatu'r-rahm,asmentionedearlier,
meanskeepingstrongties with one'srelatives. Thereisnoone way of
doingsilatu'r-rahm.Forexample,inonehadith,theProphet said,“Do
silatu'r-rahmevenifitisbysayingsalām.”Silatu'r-rahmcantakediffer-
entforms: • notgivinganytroubletoone'srelatives;• dealingwithrel-
ativesonthebasisofloveandIslamicethics;• participatinginones’rel-
atives' sorrow and joy; • helping them financially.
* * *This lesson is based on `Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi's
The Family Life of Isam(Revised Edition, 1980)
with additions and modifications made for this course.