Who are the relatives whose ties must be maintained?
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The questioner : Noble Shaykh, is maintaining family ties limited only to uncles and maternal uncles?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Are a person's relatives only uncles and maternal uncles?
The Shaykh : No, the relatives whose ties must be maintained are those with whom one shares a common ancestor in the fourth generation; these are the relatives.
The questioner : Even relatives on the mother's side?
The Shaykh : Yes, even relatives on the mother's side must be maintained, just as maintaining the mother is obligatory. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) included maintaining her relatives as part of dutifulness to the mother. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Are a person's relatives only uncles and maternal uncles?
The Shaykh : No, the relatives whose ties must be maintained are those with whom one shares a common ancestor in the fourth generation; these are the relatives.
The questioner : Even relatives on the mother's side?
The Shaykh : Yes, even relatives on the mother's side must be maintained, just as maintaining the mother is obligatory. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) included maintaining her relatives as part of dutifulness to the mother. Yes.