Who are the relatives whom, if a person severs ties with, Allah severs ties with him, and if he maintains ties with them, Allah maintains ties with him?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May I ask two questions, because I am in urgent need of fatwas?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : First, the first question is about maintaining family ties, and the second is about these non-mahram female relatives. The first question: Who are the relatives whom, if a person severs ties with, Allah severs ties with him, and if he maintains ties with them, Allah maintains ties with him?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are the relatives on the father's side...
The questioner : The relatives on the father's side?
The Shaykh : Yes, whether they are higher or lower in rank, this is from one side. And from another side, every Muslim must know that there is a type of connection that is not directly related to relatives. It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The questioner : The father's friends.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the Shari'ah was so concerned about its followers maintaining ties with the father's friends, then it is even more so that it encourages them to maintain ties with their blood relatives. As for what you mentioned regarding the girls...
The questioner : Repeat the other question in a way that allows me to answer it?
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Abu Abd al-Rahman.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May I ask two questions, because I am in urgent need of fatwas?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : First, the first question is about maintaining family ties, and the second is about these non-mahram female relatives. The first question: Who are the relatives whom, if a person severs ties with, Allah severs ties with him, and if he maintains ties with them, Allah maintains ties with him?
The Shaykh : Yes, they are the relatives on the father's side...
The questioner : The relatives on the father's side?
The Shaykh : Yes, whether they are higher or lower in rank, this is from one side. And from another side, every Muslim must know that there is a type of connection that is not directly related to relatives. It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, among the best of righteousness is that you maintain ties with the friends of your father.
إن من أبر البر أن تصل أهل ود أبيكThe questioner : The father's friends.
The Shaykh : Yes, if the Shari'ah was so concerned about its followers maintaining ties with the father's friends, then it is even more so that it encourages them to maintain ties with their blood relatives. As for what you mentioned regarding the girls...
The questioner : Repeat the other question in a way that allows me to answer it?
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