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07. Yateemi [The calamity facing orphans]

* Yateemi*

 

Bachon mein baghaawat aur inharaaf ka aik bohat bada sabab yateemi ki museebat say do chaar hona hai, wo bacha jis ka baap ya maan is kay bachpanay mein hi fout ho jaye, is kay sar par shafqat ka haath phairnay waala koi na milay, is ki zarooraton ka khayaal rakhnay waala koi na ho, yateemi ki wajah say ghurbat aur aflaas is kay ghar par saayah fagan ho gayen hon, fard-e-khushki say is kay lab takallum kay liye tarsain lekin is say do meethay bol koi bolnay wala na ho, bachpan mein hi is kay dast-e-naazuk pathar phodnay par majboor hon, yahan tak keh wo iltaja kartay hue haath bheek manganay kay liye uthaaye, lekin be-raham maa’shra is kay daaman mein muhabbat kay phool bikhairnay kay bajaaye, nafrat aur zillat ki thokrain bhar day, to laamahaalah aisa bacha aagay chal kar logon kay khoon ka payaasa ban kar be-raham daaku, saffaak qaatil, aur khatarnaak mujrim ban kar maa’shray kay liye aik bala ban jaye ga.

 

Yateemi do(2) tarhan ki hoti hai:

 

1- Baap ki jaanib say yateem hona: Baap ki wafaat kay

 

Baad agar maan nay doosri shaadi kar li to a’mooman sotaila baap in yateem bachon say sotaila hi salook karay ga, jis ka natijah ye ho keh wo bachay ki choti choti ghalati par garift karay ga aur issay choti si laghzish ya ghalati par buri tarhan peetay ga aur intahaaye sakht sazaa day ga. Jraaim ki tareekh mein aisay beshumaar sotailay baap hain jinhon nay in ma’soom bachon ko qatal kar diya, balkay inhain buton bali chadhaanay kay liye ghair Muslimaon ko farokht kar denay say bhi duraigh nahin kiya. Jo bacha is tarhan kay maahol mein parwarish paaye ga kaya is say ye tawaqa’o rakhi ja sakti hai keh wo aagay chal kar aik reham dil insaan banay ga? Agar maan nay doosri shaadi nahin ki lekin kasab-e-maa’sh kay liye wo baahir nikalnay aur mehnat-o-mazdoori karnay par majboor hui to phir bachay ki taa’leem-o-tarbiyat par wo kaamil tajah nahin day sakay gi, is kay ghar say ghaaib honay kay doraan agar bacha samaaj dushman a’naasir ki bhaint chad gaya, ya ghalat sohbat ka shikaar ho gaya to in donon haalaton mein wo aik baa-ikhlaaq, mazhab fard ban’nay say mehroom ho kar maa’shray kay liye aik aafat ban jaye ga.

 

2- Maan ki jaanib say yateemi:

 

Yateeni ki doosri qisam ye hai keh baap zinda ho maan ka intaqaal ho jaye, agar baap nay bachon kay liye apni jawaani ka aisaar kiya, doosri shaadi nahin ki aur apni saari tawajjah olaad ki tarbiyat aur inhain maan aur baap donon ka payaar a’ta karnay mein laga diya to umeed hai keh aisay bachay baap kay aisaar ki wajah say zaay’ah-o-barbaad honay say bach jayen gain, lekin afsos keh aisa bohat kam hota hai. Aa’m soorat-e-haal yehi hai keh bachon ki maan mar gaye, idhar kafan bhi maila nahin hua, idhar baap apnay liye aik a’dad naye biwi aur bachon kay liye aik sotaili maan lay aya, naye biwi par zayaada fareeftah Honay ki wajah say har jaaiz-o-naajaaiz maa’mlay mein bachon kay khilaaf sotaili maan ka saath denay laga, aur har badi choti baat par bachon kay bakhiye udaidnay laga, to phir bachay shuru shuru mein baap say is kay is a’mal par izhaar-e-naaraazgi kartay, phir ahtajaaj kartay hain, jab baap apni puraani rawish say baa’z nahin aata to phir baap baitay ka lehaaz khatam ho jaata hai, bachay baap kay muqaabalay kay liye tayyar ho jaatay hain, agar baap ka bas chalay to bachon aaq kar kay ghar say baahir nikaal deta hai, agar olaad ka bas chalay to sotaili maan kay saath haqeeqi baap ko bhi dhakkay day kar baahir kar kay ghar par qabzah kar lain gain. Aur donon haalaton mein olaad par is kay khushgawaar asraat murattab nahin hotay.

Issi liye islaam nay yateemon ki dil joye aur khidmat karna aur in kay saath husan-e-salook say paish aana har Musalmaan par farz kiya hai, bilkhasoos is wajah say bhi keh hamaaray Paighambar Sayyad-ul-Awwaleen-o-Aakhareen Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Ullah (ﷺ), peda honay say pehlay hi yateem ho chukay thay, chay(6) saal ki u’mar mein waalidah mohtarmah bhi wafaat pa gayen, issi liye Quran Majeed mein muta’did jaghon par yateemon kay saath hamdardi aur muhabbat ka hukam diya gaya hai.

 

Allah Ta’ala ka farmaan hai:

 

﴿ فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرُ * وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرُ ﴾ (ضحى : 10-9)

 

Tarjumah:

” Lehaaza yateem par sakhti na karo aur manganay waalay ko na jhadko”. Yateem kay saath naarwa salook ko Kaafiron ki a’laamat qaraar diya gaya hai.

 

Farmaan-e-Baari Ta’ala hai:

 

﴿ أَرَءَ يُتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ لا فَذَلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُ الْيَتِيمَ ( ماعون : 2-1 )

 

“Kaya aap nay is shakhs ko dekha hai jo aakhirat (ki jazaa-o-saza) ko jhutlaata hai,wohi to hai jo yateem ko dhakkay deta hai”.

 

Jo log yateem ki i’zzat aur khidmat nahin kartay inkay upar a’zaab naazil hota hai aur inki rozi tang ho jaati hai.

 

Farmaan-e-I’laahi hai:

 

﴿ وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنُ لا كَلَّا بَلْ لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ ﴾ ( فجر : 17-16 )

 

“Jab is ka Rab issay aazmaata hai aur is ki rozi is par tang kar deta hai to wo kehta hai keh mere Rab nay mujhay zaleel kar diya. Har giz nahin! Balkay tum yateem ki izzat nahin kartay” .

 

Rasool-e-Akram (ﷺ) nay yateem ki khidmat karnay waalay ko jannat mein apnay saath honay ki khushkhabri di hai.

Irshaad-e-Mustafwi (ﷺ) hai:

 

:” أنا وكافل اليتيم في الجنة هكذا ، وأشار بالسبابة والوسطى وفرّج بينهما ،، ( بخاری : کتاب الطلاق، باب اللعان، حدیث نمبر :5304 )

 

“Main aur yateem ki parwarish karnay waala jannat mein is tarhan hongay, phir Aap (ﷺ) nay apni angish shahaadat aur darmayaani ungali kay dermayaan kuch faasla rakhtay hue ishaara kar kay batlaaya”.

 

” إن رجلا شكا إلى رسول الله (ﷺ)قسوة قلبه فقال إمسح رأس اليتيم وأطعم المسكين ،، ( منداحمد ، ترغیب و ترہیب)

 

“Aik shakhs nay Rasool Ullah (ﷺ) ki khidmat mein aa kar apni sangdili ki shikaayat ki, Aap (ﷺ) nay farmaaya: Keh tum yateem kay sar par shafqat say haath phaira karo aur miskeen ko khaana khilaaya karo (Is say tumharay dil ki sakhti khatam ho jaye gi).

 

Aik aur Hadees mein Aap (ﷺ) nay irshaad farmaaya:

 

” من وضع يده على رأس يتيم رحمة ، كتب الله له بكل شعرة مرّت على يده حسنة ، ( أحمد ورا بن حبان )

 

“Jis nay kissi yateem kay sar par shafqat say haath phaira, is ka haath jitnay baalon par say guzra itni ta’daad mein Allah Ta’ala issay naikiyan a’ta farmaaye ga”

 

Aik riwaayat mein hai:

 

” من قبض يتيما بين المسلمين إلى طعامه و شرابه حتى يغنيه الله ، أوجب الله تعالى له الجنة البتة ، إلا أن يعمل ذنبا لا يغفر له ، ( ترمذی )

 

“Jis nay Musalmaanon kay kissi yateem bachay ko lay kar us kay khurdnosh ka us waqt tak intazaam kiya yahaan tak keh Allah Ta’ala nay is yateem ko uski kafaalat say benayaaz kar diya to Allah Ta’al usko zaroor jannat mein daakhil farmaaye ga, siwaaye is kay keh wo koi na qaabil-e-maa’fi gunaah (Maslan shirk jesa) karay.

Yateemon say husan-e-sulook kay mua’lliq in kay ilaawa aur bhi be shumaar farmoodaat hain jis mein keh Allah Ta’ala aur is kay Rasool (ﷺ) nay aa’m Musalmaanon, rishtah daaron, aur qaraabat daaron par yateemon say muhabbat-o-shafqat aur inhain khilaanay pilaanay, un par raham karnay aur kharch karnay ko farz kiya hai, taakay ye mehroom-o-majboor tabqah muhabbat-o-shafqat say maala maal ho kar zaay’a-o-barbaad honay say bach jaye.

Khair-ul-Quroon mein in ta’leemaat par mukammal a’mal kiya jaata tha, mash’hoor Muhaddis Hazrat Abdullah Bin Mubaarak (رحمه الله) bohat baday taajir bhi thay, tijaarat say jo kuch kamaatay wo sab fuqara, masaakeen, tulaba aur yteemo par lutaatay thay, saal mein aik laakh (100000) deenaar say zayaada sadaqah-o-khairaat farmaatay, aik martabah apnay shahar “Marw” say hajj par ja rahay thay, aik aabaadi kay qareeb pohanchay to aik parindah jo aap kay saath saath mar gaya, aap nay usay ghood mein phainkanay aur qaafilay ko aagay badhnay ka hukam diya aur khud kissi zaroorat kay sabab peechay rah gaye, thodi dair ba’d aap nay dekha keh aik bachi aik ghoday kay paas aye aur wahaan say kuch utha kar dodnay lagi, aap nay us bachi ko bulaaya, wo dartay dartay ayi,aap nay farmaya:

 

“Tumhaaray haath mein kaya hai?”.

Bachi nay jhijhaktay hue haath khola to is mein murdah chidya mojood thi,

“Aap nay bachi say nihaayat shafqat say poocha:

“Beti! aap nay ye murdah chidya kiyun uthaaya?”

Bachi nay rotay hue jawaab diya:

“Chacha jaan! Baat ye hai keh main aur mujh say aik chota bhai hai,hum donon yateem hain, maan baap donon Allah Mian ko payaaray ho chukay hain, kaye dinin say faaqah par guzaarah ho raha tha, kissi say maangatay hue sharam a rahi thi, is liye is ghoday say murdah chidya uthaayi hun, taakeh is ko kha kar pait ki aag bujhaaye ja sakay”.

 

Ye sun kar Hazrat Abdullah Bin Mubarak (رحمه الله) ro paday, apnay khazaanchi say poocha keh hamaaray paas kitnay deenaar hain?

Is nay jawaab diya keh:

“Aik hazaar(1000) deenar hain.”

Poocha keh:

“Waapis Marw jaanay kay liye kitnay deenaar kaafi hongay?.”

Jawaab mila:

“Bees (20) deenaar bohat kaafi hain.”

 

Aap nay farmaaya:

 

“Bees (20) deenaar baaqi rakh kar baaqi deenaar, aur hamaaray saath jo kuch ghallah-o-anaaj hai is yateem bachi ko day do, ye hamaaray liye nafali hajj say kahin zayaada behtar hai,, phir aap waapis lot aye aur haj nahin kiya. (Attakaaful-ul-Ijtamaa’ie Fi-i-Islaam: Li-Sheikh Abdullah Naaseh A’lwaan)

 

REFERENCE:
Book: Aulaad ki islami Tarbiyat
Taaleef: “Muhammad Anwar Muhammad Qasim Al Salfi”

The calamity facing orphans

 

If an orphan who was bereaved of his father has not found a sympathetic hand to embrace him, and a kind heart that sympathises with him, and if he has not found kind treatment and full care from his guardians, he will undoubtedly be inclined to perversion and crime. Islam has instructed guardians and relatives of the orphan with good manners and virtues. Here we have a selection of the Islamic instructions that enjoins caring and sympathising with orphans. Allah addresses His Messenger saying.

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ

 

“Therefore, treat not the orphan with oppression…”

(Ad-Duhi. 9)

 

And He says,

 

 أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ    فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

 

“Have you seen him who denies the Recompence? That is who repulses the orphan harshly…

(Al-Ma’oon, 1-2)

 

Allah rebukes the disbelievers whose hearts are harsh, and therefore they do not honour the orphan by saying.

 

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

 

“Not at all, no indeed, but you do not honour the orphan. And you do not urge one another on offering food to the indigent.”

(AI- Fajr, 16-17)

 

Also, Allah warns of transgressing against the orphan’s wealth or eating up anything from them. He says,

 

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ أَمْوَٰلَ ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ظُلْمًا إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ فِى بُطُونِهِمْ نَارًۭا ۖ وَسَيَصْلَوْنَ سَعِيرًۭا

 

“Verily, those who unjustly eat up the property of orphans, they eat up only fire into their bellies, and they will be burnt in the blazing Fire!.”

(An-Nisa, 10)

 

The Messenger (ﷺ)of Allah urged in many hadiths to honour and care for the orphan. Among them is:

 

Al-Bukhari related that Sahl Ibn Sa’d said that Allah’s Messenger(ﷺ) said, “I and the sponsor of the orphan, a relative or not, are in paradise like that” and pointed with the index finger and middle finger separating them slightly. Ibn Majah related that Abu Hurairah said that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)said, “The best house of the Muslims is a house in which an orphan is honoured, and the worst house of the Muslims is a house in which an orphan is mistreated.”

These are the most important of the main factors that lead to children’s perversion. So, if the educators do not observe their causes and do not uproot them and do not follow the effective treatment laid down by Islam, children will grow up as corrupt persons and will be tools for demolishing the society. How worthy it is for parents and educators to closely follow the Islamic methods in educating children, treating their perversion, their behaviour, and reforming their souls!

 

REFERENCE:
Book: Child Education In Islam
BY Abdullah Nasih ‘Ulwan”

 

 

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