What happened to the Muslim community, and where is Islam in relation to the inhumane actions occurring inside and outside homes? And how can a person find time for contemplation and worship amidst the problems they face, especially the problem of a married woman suffering from the domineering control of her mother and elder sister over the house, and her father's lack of intervention despite being a muezzin, and despite her kindness to her mother, who does not accept her good treatment?
It is advisable to be patient and certain of relief, for Allah is with the patient, and He does not let the reward of those who do good go to waste. Hardship and affliction raise one's status and expiate sins. Whoever repays evil with good will soon find their enemy becoming a close friend, as stated in the Almighty's words: (Repel evil with that which is best, and lo! he between whom and you there was enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend. But none is granted it save those who are patient, and none is granted it save the owner of great fortune.) One must remain steadfast in goodness, fulfill filial piety towards one's parents, treat them kindly, and gently invite them and the family to goodness. Expressing that one can fully perform their duty towards their parents is inappropriate, because one cannot fulfill their parents' right, as mentioned in the Hadith: "A child cannot repay a parent unless he finds him enslaved, buys him, and then frees him."
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