Saad Tasleem – Why is Family Important in Islam

			Why is it that many Muslim communities we see a young person taking care of the chores of the
household to help their parents, another young person travels far every day to serve their
grandfather and their grandmother, and yet another takes food every day to their uncle on the
outskirts of the city. Why do we see the Muslim family so closely connected? And why do so many
tries to communicate and maintain good relationships? Despite the absence of any material benefits?
The answer to this is Islam. Islam has established laws and regulations for Muslims to help them
manage their lives in all walks of life, and urges them to communicate and maintain good
		

			relationships. It has given the family a great deal of importance because the family is the first
building block of the Muslim community, you will find many who are drawn towards Islam because of
the great importance that Islam places on the status of the family, for example, the relationship of
fathers with their children. In Islam, it is a man's responsibility to seriously consider that he is
not only choosing a spouse, but also a mother for his children. Therefore, he should seek someone
who would make a good mother for his children and help him in raising them in a beautiful way. On
the other hand, in Islam, children are responsible for being good to their parents, as no one after
		

			God deserves more gratitude than one's parents. That is why God Almighty says in the Quran, your
Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him and that you'd be good to your parents. If one or
both of them reach old age in your care, do not say to them a single word of annoyance nor scold
them, rather speak to them respectfully. Likewise, the marital relationship. The main components of
this relationship are love, mercy, affection, and understanding. Each spouse must appreciate and
recognize the abilities and needs of the other. A Muslim follows in the path of the Prophet Muhammad
peace be upon him. In his household he would mend his shoes, so his clothes and help with the
		

			household chores. Not only that he treated his wives with an incredible amount of love and respect.
Islam has made the importance of these family ties part of the faith in order to establish strong
Muslim families built on strong foundations so that they are not easily shaken by life's ups and
downs.