[2] Determinants of Wholesome Relationships

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Most High, said:

يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَنفَالِ قُلِ ٱلْأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا۟ ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

They ask you (O Muhammad) about the spoils of war. Say: “The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger.” So fear Allah and adjust all matters of difference among you, and obey Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), if you are believers. [Al-Anfal. 1]

[وَأَصْلِحُوا۟ ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ – and adjust all matters of difference among you]

Reconcile what is between you of disgruntlement, alienation, and discord through affection, love, and mutual relationship. Through this, you’ll be united and what occurred between you due to estrangement, quarrels, disputation and differing will cease. Included in reconciliation is having good manners towards them and forgiving those among them who have wronged you, for indeed through this ceases much of that which is in the hearts of hatred and alienation. And the comprehensive command that encompasses all of this is His (Allah’s) statement:

[وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ – And obey Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad), if you are believers].

An Excerpt from Tafsir As-Sadi. Slightly paraphrased

To be continued InShaAllah