There is something else which I have to say. Many people show disregard to this matter these days.

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Fear Allâh  through whom you ask of one another for mutual rights, and be mindful of your relatives. (Sûrah an-Nisâ’, 4: 1)

[The above verse has the word] arhâm which is from rahim. People in general feel that maintaining ties of kinship is confined to their parents. However, ‘Allâmah Âlûsî as-Sayyid Mahmûd Baghdâdî rahimahullâh states in Rûh al-Ma‘ânî that after marriage, a person’s father-in-law and mother-in-law become equal to one’s own parents. In other words, just as it is necessary for one to be respectful to one’s parents, and just as one’s parents and grandparents have rights over a person, in like manner, the relatives of one’s wife also enjoy the same rights. In other words, they are also included in the order of maintaining ties of kinship. I now present the text of Rûh al-Ma‘ânî:

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This refers to genealogical relatives and those who become relatives by way of marriage.