In the absence of your brother, make mention of him with what you [yourself] would like to be remembered with, and do not make mention of him with what you [yourself] would not like to be mentioned of yourself.
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Beware of being taken by appearances!!
Quite possibly, this brother and his like could be better than me and you in front of Allaah.
Show the good qualities
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that when we are with them, we only mention the good deeds and qualities of our sisters and brothers, and hide their bad.
Remain silent about the pain
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that when we are with them, we display good relations with our sisters and brothers…
This causes them anguish
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we do not argue with our sisters and brothers, nor raise our voice in the presence of our parents…
I am the only one who is
From the correct understanding and etiquette of honouring our parents and being dutiful to them is that we do not make them feel that our sisters and brothers are not concerned about them, and that you are the only one who is.
Maintaining ties of kinship despite relatives cutting off from him
I stopped speaking to my older brother for a period of years, and that was [only] to avoid problems – so what is the ruling regarding that? And is what I did correct?
Quarrelling between my wife and my mother
I have been married for 5 years [now], and [unfortunately] there is always [some sort of] quarrel in the family. I have a mother and young brothers for whom I am solely responsible – as I am the [only] one who works and financially supports them.
Something special for my wife
I live [together] with my father, my mother, my wife and my brothers in one house, and sometimes I bring something specifically for my wife to eat – without my parents knowing [about it]. And privately together, my wife and I eat; so what is the ruling regarding that?
Seek your father’s permission
A young woman has a friend she has not seen for [a number of] years, and she wants to go and visit her, so is it permissible for her to go without her father’s permission?