My brother is full of complaints, suspicion, and pessimism, so I decided not to visit him. Is this cutting off family ties, considering that he is wealthy and we are poor?

Question:
He asks about a situation between him and his brother, saying: "My brother is fourteen years older than me, and he does not want any of us to visit him, because he believes that whoever goes to him wants something from him. He has bad intentions due to envy, complains a lot, and always complains about the high cost of living, all of which happens when a friend comes to visit him. He once told me that my second brother only comes to him at dinner time to eat with him, and he considers that taking advantage. If any of us visits him and any misfortune happens in the house by coincidence, he is very pessimistic and also has very bad suspicions. I have decided never to visit him again unless he invites me, just to greet him and to save myself from his bad suspicions and pessimism. Is this cutting off family ties? May Allah reward you with good. Knowing that he is wealthy and we are poor. May Allah grant you success."

Answer:
What appears, and Allah knows best, is that this person mentioned is suffering from a mental illness. So you must be patient, seek reward from Allah, and be gentle with him. If you sent him some gifts to make him feel at ease with you, perhaps this mental illness would go away from him, and that would be a form of treatment for him, and a way to reassure him and remove the fear he feels from your visits. So you should try to deal with him gradually, with gentleness, and with the best gifts that make him happy and open his heart. This is part of the treatment. As for boycotting him and leaving off his visitation, that is not permissible. In fact, this might increase his illness on top of his existing illness. But if you try to treat him, be kind to him, be gentle with him, and show him kindness, that is a cause for this illness to be removed from him.