What is the ruling on a person who performs Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah while he is in a state of discord with his family and brothers, and he has not spoken to them, nor have they spoken to him?

Question:
What is the ruling on a person who performs Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah while he is in a state of discord with his family and brothers, and he has not spoken to them, nor have they spoken to him?

Answer:
Hajj in itself is valid if its conditions are met and its rites are performed in the prescribed manner. As for what is between him and his brothers, it is severing of family ties, and he sins by it if he is the cause of it, or if he is a partner in the cause, then he sins by it, and this is a major sin among the major sins. Severing family ties is a major sin among the major sins, as indicated by the statement of Allah the Exalted: Those are the ones whom Allah has cursed, so He made them deaf and blinded their sight. And cursing is a major sin among the major sins. So the conclusion is that he must repent to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and he must make peace with his relatives and remove the severance between them, and repent to Allah the Exalted. As for his Hajj in itself, it is valid.