The Ruling on Severing Family Ties and the Duty of the Reconciler Between Relatives

Question:
Shaykh, if you have relatives who are close to you by blood, I will read the letter in the handwriting of its author, but Satan has managed to sow discord between them and separate them. I am one of their children, and as a result of this fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) that occurred, they have become estranged and have prevented their children from visiting one another. I am preserving the saying that mercy is part of my name, so whoever severs it will be severed, and whoever maintains it will be connected. What is our obligation in this regard? May Allah reward you all with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted and Sublime said: So Allah the Exalted and Sublime has established a right for relatives that is obligatory, after His right, the Exalted and Sublime, and after the right of the parents. What the questioner mentioned, that Satan has instilled enmity between these relatives until they reached the point of preventing their children from visiting their relatives, is a matter that is not permissible to occur among Muslims.
It is not permissible for a Muslim to boycott his brother for more than three days, based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): If this applies to Muslims in general, how much more so does it apply to relatives? It was reported in a hadith that when deeds are presented to Allah the Exalted and Sublime, Allah forgives the sins of the Muslims, except for two who had a dispute between them. He says, the Exalted and Sublime: "Look at these two until they reconcile." If severing family ties and disputes prevent the forgiveness of sins by Allah the Exalted and Sublime, then this is a great danger. It is obligatory for your relatives to repent to Allah, to forgive one another, and to restore affection between them.
And they should seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. As for your position, it is one of advice. You must give advice and reconcile between them, and you will have a great reward in that, if Allah wills. Do not sever your visits to your relatives in obedience to your fathers' words, for this is a sin. Severing family ties is a sin, and there is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator. So you must maintain ties with your relatives and visit them, while advising your fathers and relatives who have fallen into this enmity, perhaps Allah will write reconciliation through your hands and write reward for you. Yes.

The presenter:
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