{"id":22623,"date":"2019-01-28T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/?p=22623"},"modified":"2025-10-15T14:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:47:23","slug":"kindness-to-the-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/kindness-to-the-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Favoring One&#8217;s Father"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22623\" class=\"elementor elementor-22623 elementor-2199\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6dadae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6dadae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea0afa6\" data-id=\"ea0afa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a707ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a707ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bakr the son of Salih narrates the following story:<\/p><p>My son in law wrote Imam Jawad\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0a letter which included the following:\u00a0&#8220;My father has great animosity with Prophet Muhammad&#8217;s progeny\u00a0(PBUT). His belief is corrupted, and he mistreats me to a great extent.<\/p><p>My Master, I first like to request your prayer on my behalf, and second to ask for your suggestions on how to deal with this matter. Should I inform others of his corrupted thoughts or of his mistreatments to me? Or should I compromise and remain patient with him?&#8221;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Imam Jawad\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0wrote in his reply:<\/p><p>&#8220;I understand the situation between you and your father. Allah willing, I will not forget to pray for you, but do bear in mind that for you patience and good manners are far better than revealing (that which is bad). Do remember, after every hardship there will be relief. Be patient, and the good end belongs to the pious. May Allah keep you persistent in your love towards the Prophet&#8217;s progeny. We and you are under the shelter of Allah, and surely He will protect His sheltered people.&#8221;<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Bakr continues: After this incident, my son in law&#8217;s father changed completely, and I never saw him disagree with his son&#8217;s beliefs from thereon.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>(Reference: The Stories of\u00a0Bihar\u00a0al-Anwaar, by Mahmood Naseri)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man wrote to Imam Jawad (PBUH) about his father\u2019s hostility toward the Prophet\u2019s family and his cruelty toward him, asking whether to expose or endure it. The Imam advised patience, good manners, and trust in Allah\u2019s protection. 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