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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A relative who turns away from his relative: should he cut off the ties?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. We will take a call from Abu Yasser from Jibaylah. Go ahead, Abu Yasser. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. And upon you be peace. My father is busy, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. Okay, go ahead. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah bless you. I have a full brother. He is about six hundred kilometers away on the Hijaz road. So I sometimes travel to visit him to greet him, but he shuts the door in my face. This has happened about four times. Should I cut off contact with him, or not visit him? What does the Shari'ah say? What does the Shari'ah direct me to do? Thank you. He shuts the door in your face? Yes, he shuts the door on us, but he lets his children in. He shuts the door and lets his children in at the door. What is the reason for shutting the door between you and him? Is it a personal grudge or what? Between me and him, I only suspect that he dislikes me, but in this manner. And he is your brother. I say, your full brother, yes.

Answer:
It is obligatory for you to maintain the tie of kinship with him. It is obligatory for you to maintain the tie of kinship with him, to go to him, and to ask for his forgiveness. You must fulfill what is required of you regarding maintaining family ties, and you will be rewarded, if Allah wills. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Al-Wasil is not the one who recompenses the good done to him by his relatives, but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of kinship with him.ليس الواصل بالمكافئ، ولكن الواصل الذي إذا قطعت رحمه وصلها
Sahih al-Bukhari 5991
. So you are on the right path and earning reward. You should ask Allah for his guidance, so that what is in his heart may be removed, and he may maintain his family ties. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1667 - يصل قريبه وقريبه يعرض عنه، فهل يقطع الصلة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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