The Criterion for Severing Family Ties and the Ruling on Shortening Visits
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for a person to be considered to have severed his family ties, especially in this time when there are so many jobs and occupations? One might not see his father except after a month, even though he is in the same city, or not see his uncle except only during the festival. Is this considered severing the family tie?
Answer:
Is the maintenance of family ties limited to seeing the relatives or visiting them? Visiting them and seeing them is part of maintaining the ties. Maintaining the ties is done through many things. So if you are unable to do one type, do not leave the type of the other matters that you are able to do.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the criterion for a person to be considered to have severed his family ties, especially in this time when there are so many jobs and occupations? One might not see his father except after a month, even though he is in the same city, or not see his uncle except only during the festival. Is this considered severing the family tie?
Answer:
Is the maintenance of family ties limited to seeing the relatives or visiting them? Visiting them and seeing them is part of maintaining the ties. Maintaining the ties is done through many things. So if you are unable to do one type, do not leave the type of the other matters that you are able to do.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [33] — alfawzan.live (58:38)
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