The Quran considers being kind to one’s relatives similar to...

The Quran considers being kind to one’s relatives similar to being kind to one’s parents, thus showing the importance of having good family ties. And remember We took a covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but God; treat with kindness your parents and kindred; and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity. Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now).

[Holy Quran: Baqara 2:83] Love for wealth and property is a part of human nature. Was it not for this love, no one would be motivated to go to work in industry, arts, business or agriculture. Man loves what he earns by hard work. The Glorious Quran asks man to use what he loves so much for solving the problems of his relatives. Doing so is one of the signs of the believers.

📌To spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans [Holy Quran: Baqara: 2:177] Relatives are so important in relation to one that they inherit one's property after his/her death. Note the following verse in this regard. But if at the time of division other relatives...[Holy Quran: Nisaa: 4:8] The respect for relatives is very important. They are so honorable that God's book orders us to be just even when we talk to our relatives.

Whenever ye speak, speak justly, even if a near relative is concerned; [Holy Quran: An'am: 6:152] Belittling, making fun of or vain talk about relatives are all against the religion and are immoral acts. God has ordered everyone to be kind and just, and has specifically mentioned relatives in this regard. God commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality to kith and kin [Holy Quran: Nahl: 16:90] God does not like one who is rich to ignore those who need his charity.

This is also unaccepted from the viewpoint of the intellect, logic, man's nature, ethics and the religion. Let not those among you who are endued with grace and amplitude of means resolve by oath against helping their kinsmen [Holy Quran: Nur: 24:22] We are strictly ordered to be just when we witness in a court, and also avoid hiding what we know and can witness to even if it is against our interest and that of our parents and relatives. O ye who believe!

Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin [Holy Quran: Nisaa: 4:135] Also we are instructed not to seek forgiveness for our relatives as long as they are polytheists.

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