When a man wrongs his family

بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

Minor sins regarding the rights of the wife, children, and neighbors are expiated through Salaah, Saum, Sadaqah, and enjoining good and forbidding evil:

Hudhaifah Ibn al-Yamaan رضي الله عنه said that the Prophet ﷺ said:

❝A man's afflictions (i.e. wrong deeds) concerning his relation to his family, his property, his own self, his children, and his neighbors are expiated by his:

✔ Salaah (prayers),

✔ Saum (fasting),

✔ Sadaqah (giving in charity),

✔and Amr bil-Ma`roof (enjoining what is good),

✔and Nahee `anil-Munkar (forbidding what is evil).❞

📚 [Saheeh al-Bukhaaree (525, 1435, 1895, 3586, 7096) and Saheeh Muslim]

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Shaikh Ibn Baaz رحمه الله said:

❝This is from the blessings of Allaah تعالى that the Fitnah (wrong doing) concerning his wealth, family, children and neighbors are expiated through righteous deeds. The man may say something out of anger (to his wife, children or neighbor) which he should not have said. So Allaah تعالى expiates this because of his righteous deeds.❞

📚 [Shaikh Ibn Baaz in الحلل الإبريزية (3586, 3/128)]

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Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝In the saying of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم: ❝A man's afflictions (i.e. wrong deeds) concerning his relation to his family, his property, his own self, his children, and his neighbors are expiated by his Salaah (prayers), Saum (fasting), and Sadaqah (giving in charity)❞ meaning: whenever a man does something wrong in regards to his family, or wealth, or children, or neighbor, it is expiated by his Salaah, Saum, and Sadaqah, as Allaah تعالى said:

﴿إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ﴾

{Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds} [Surah Hood (11): 114]❞

📚 [Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhaaree of Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen (2/451)]

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Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝The Fitnah here may mean: 1) Fitnah (trials) caused by them, as Allaah تعالى said:

﴿إِنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ﴾

{Your wealth and your children are but a trial} [Surah al-Taghaabun (64): 15]

Or it may mean: 2) not fulfilling their rights; and this is further supported by the fact that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم included “the neighbor” in his statement. So what is obvious by this is that the Fitnah of the neighbor means not fulfilling the rights of the neighbor, whereas the neighbors have major rights (over him).❞

📚 [Sharh Saheeh al-Bukhaaree of Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen (9/520)]

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Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen رحمه الله said:

❝The Fitnah of man in regards to his family here means: not fulfilling their rights; because causing hindrance in the matters of the Deen is known as Fitnah. Allaah تعالى said:

﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ﴾

{Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women, and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allaah), will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.} [Surah al-Burooj (85): 10]❞

📚 [Sharh Saheeh Muslim of Shaikh Ibn al-`Uthaymeen (1/299-300)]