What are the relatives whose ties must be maintained, and whose severance and boycotting are forbidden?
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The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask you about maintaining family ties.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is obligatory in this regard, and what happens if one severs them, meaning...
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : I heard a statement, but I don't know what it is; one of the brothers conveyed it, saying that the family tie is the bond; a man's bond is his family tie.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : There are opinions that say a relative; every relative is your family tie, and you are required to maintain the tie with them.
The Shaykh : Yes, this second meaning, my brother, is broader.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why? Because there is an authentic hadith in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no kinship at all there, except that the father had a friend.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So the son says the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among the most righteous acts of righteousness is maintaining the tie with this friend, considering the friendship that existed between him and his father.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what about kinship?!
The questioner : Yes, and it has a great virtue.
The Shaykh : Do you understand how it is, may Allah bless you?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this is even more deserving.
The questioner : Yes, well, Shaykh, meaning if we feel the sin, meaning when does a person... what is his sin in this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, defining this, may Allah bless you, from the closest of relatives, it is not possible, for example, for one to maintain the tie with his sister.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : His sister, so when is he maintaining the tie and when is he severing it? This varies depending on residence, for example, is he close to her or far from her? Is he, for example, busy or free? All of this must be taken into account. The important thing in such cases that do not have clear limits...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The Lawgiver left it to the strength of the believer, and here applies what he (peace be upon him) said:.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, when the Muslim sees that, by Allah, he is falling short with his relatives, at that time, when his conscience alerts him, he must return to maintaining the tie. But if he finds himself, for example, busy, the distance is far, and there is no transportation, then our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) — nothing is hidden from Him. In summary...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no specific limit in days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the matter varies from person to person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : If Allah wills, our meeting is today at two o'clock, with the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask you about maintaining family ties.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What is obligatory in this regard, and what happens if one severs them, meaning...
The Shaykh :
Whoever maintains his family ties, Allah will maintain his, and whoever severs them, Allah will sever them.
مَن وصلَ رَحِمَه وصلَه الله ، ومَن قطعَ قطعَه اللهThe questioner : I heard a statement, but I don't know what it is; one of the brothers conveyed it, saying that the family tie is the bond; a man's bond is his family tie.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : There are opinions that say a relative; every relative is your family tie, and you are required to maintain the tie with them.
The Shaykh : Yes, this second meaning, my brother, is broader.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Why? Because there is an authentic hadith in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, among the most righteous acts of righteousness is maintaining the ties with your father's friends.
إنَّ مِن أبَرِّ البِرِّ أن تصلَ أهلَ ودِّ أبيكThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no kinship at all there, except that the father had a friend.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So the son says the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among the most righteous acts of righteousness is maintaining the tie with this friend, considering the friendship that existed between him and his father.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what about kinship?!
The questioner : Yes, and it has a great virtue.
The Shaykh : Do you understand how it is, may Allah bless you?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So this is even more deserving.
The questioner : Yes, well, Shaykh, meaning if we feel the sin, meaning when does a person... what is his sin in this?
The Shaykh : By Allah, defining this, may Allah bless you, from the closest of relatives, it is not possible, for example, for one to maintain the tie with his sister.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : His sister, so when is he maintaining the tie and when is he severing it? This varies depending on residence, for example, is he close to her or far from her? Is he, for example, busy or free? All of this must be taken into account. The important thing in such cases that do not have clear limits...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The Lawgiver left it to the strength of the believer, and here applies what he (peace be upon him) said:
Consult your heart, and if the muftis have given you a ruling
استفْتِ قلبك ، وإن أفتاك المفتونThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, when the Muslim sees that, by Allah, he is falling short with his relatives, at that time, when his conscience alerts him, he must return to maintaining the tie. But if he finds himself, for example, busy, the distance is far, and there is no transportation, then our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) — nothing is hidden from Him. In summary...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no specific limit in days.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because the matter varies from person to person.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : If Allah wills, our meeting is today at two o'clock, with the permission of Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
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