Whilst many parents believe that keeping their married children living together is a show of unity, in most cases it is the cause of huge divisions, sadness & depression.
Being physically in one place does not mean that the family is united or that everything is rosey.
Married children who live separately from their parents or further away are mostly much happier, more appreciated, loved & missed than when they lived together.
Even their marriages are sometimes more likely to work & their children can be raised better.
Never make the mistake of believing that living together with the rest of the family after marriage unites you. In fact, after a point, it does just the opposite.
Rather have a united family full of love & affection who live separately than have a totally disintegrated family that live together, yet their hearts are separated & each one cannot bear the other.
- Mufti Ismail Menk
- Mufti Ismail Menk
