Foreword

A man who treats his relatives well in order to return their good treatment of him shows no real love for them. The man who really shows love for his relatives is one who treats them well despite their being unkind to him. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘ABDULLAH IBN ‘UMAR. 71 He who satiates himself, while his immediate neighbours go hungry, is not a true believer. HADITH OF AHMAD IBN HANBAL ON THE AUTHORITY OF ‘ABDULLAH IBN ‘ABBAS.