Severing family ties and whether a phone call is sufficient
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Question:
Ali from Abha, please, Ali. Peace be upon you. And upon you peace. Peace. May Allah keep you, may Allah keep you, Shaykh Salih. My question, my question, Shaykh, is about severing family ties. Is it because I heard from a Shaykh some time ago that the one who severs family ties is cursed? And is making contact sufficient if the place is a bit far, that I call my relative every week, or every day, or every two days? Is that sufficient for maintaining the tie? The question is clear, Abu Ali. May Allah bless you. Thank you, thank you.
Answer:
My brother, this Qur'an states that the one who severs family ties is cursed by the text of the Qur'an[Muhammad 47:22-23]. Maintaining family ties is achieved by whatever means of connection is possible, even by speaking to them on the telephone or mobile phone, asking about their condition, and greeting them, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, O
Ali from Abha, please, Ali. Peace be upon you. And upon you peace. Peace. May Allah keep you, may Allah keep you, Shaykh Salih. My question, my question, Shaykh, is about severing family ties. Is it because I heard from a Shaykh some time ago that the one who severs family ties is cursed? And is making contact sufficient if the place is a bit far, that I call my relative every week, or every day, or every two days? Is that sufficient for maintaining the tie? The question is clear, Abu Ali. May Allah bless you. Thank you, thank you.
Answer:
My brother, this Qur'an states that the one who severs family ties is cursed by the text of the Qur'an
(22) So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship? (23) Those [who do so] are the ones that Allah has cursed, so He deafened them and blinded their vision.
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَىٰ أَبْصَارَهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, O
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 27-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (29:57)
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