Maintaining family ties has no specific time limit
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Is there a limit on the duration for maintaining family ties?
We must know a useful rule for the student of knowledge and for others,and she: When Allah mentions something without specifying it, it reverts to the custom and norms of people. Maintaining family ties is mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah without specification, so it reverts to the custom of people. The custom of people varies according to times, countries, and circumstances.For example: In some countries, you must visit your relative every month; if you do not, you are severing ties. This is also the case with some tribes. Likewise, in some times, people are in need of communication and one should not delay regarding the other. In some circumstances, this is not the case. Also, a relative may be ill and need frequent visits, or he may be poor and need financial assistance. The important point is that as long as the tie is not specified in the Qur'an or the Sunnah, it is referred to what people have agreed upon by custom. In the present time, you can maintain ties with your relatives by phone. If you call every day, it is known that they may get bored of it. If you make it weekly, every half month, or monthly, according to the situation. Also, relatives differ in their degree of closeness.Meaning: A paternal cousin is not like a brother.
We must know a useful rule for the student of knowledge and for others,and she: When Allah mentions something without specifying it, it reverts to the custom and norms of people. Maintaining family ties is mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah without specification, so it reverts to the custom of people. The custom of people varies according to times, countries, and circumstances.For example: In some countries, you must visit your relative every month; if you do not, you are severing ties. This is also the case with some tribes. Likewise, in some times, people are in need of communication and one should not delay regarding the other. In some circumstances, this is not the case. Also, a relative may be ill and need frequent visits, or he may be poor and need financial assistance. The important point is that as long as the tie is not specified in the Qur'an or the Sunnah, it is referred to what people have agreed upon by custom. In the present time, you can maintain ties with your relatives by phone. If you call every day, it is known that they may get bored of it. If you make it weekly, every half month, or monthly, according to the situation. Also, relatives differ in their degree of closeness.Meaning: A paternal cousin is not like a brother.