The best of you is the best to his family
The best of you is the best to his family
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The Prophet (sws) said, "The best of you is the best to his family and I am the best amongst you to my family"Tirmidhi, Ibn Maajah.
Imam Shawkaani states in his book Nayl Al-Awtar (6/360):
"This is pointing to the fact that the best people and those most worthy of this description are those who treat their family the best. Surely, the family deserve the most to be happy, to be treated with good manners and kindness, and to be protected from harm and provided with what benefits them. So, if the man fits this description, then he is the best of people: and if, on the other hand, he acts contrary to this, then he is in the realms of evil.
You frequently see people falling into this trap. So you see a man, when he is with his family he has one of the worst characters, he is stingy and mean and shows them little kindness.
However, when he meets others he is gentle, shows good character, joyful and does a lot of good. There is not a shadow of a doubt that this type of person is deprived of success and has deviated from the straight path. We ask Allaah for the wellbeing"