Is there a hadith regarding kinship ties and the warning against severing them?
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The questioner : I have a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Is there a hadith regarding kinship ties that says if one severs them, it becomes...?
The Shaykh :Sunan an-Nasa'i 819Hasan (Darussalam) .
The questioner : Yesterday I heard... one of the brothers mentioned it, and he said that kinship ties are... the man's kin.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is a saying that says every relative is your kin, so you are required to maintain ties with him.
The Shaykh : Yes, the 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: Here, there is no kinship at all, except that the father had a friend. So the son, according to the Prophet, is among those who are most dutiful in maintaining ties with this friend on account of the friendship that existed between him and his father; so what about kinship?
The questioner : Yes, it is a great act of maintaining ties.
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 : Okay, Shaykh, I mean, if we feel... I mean, when does a person...?
The Shaykh : By Allah, defining this, may Allah bless you, from the closest of relatives is not possible. For example, it is not possible for one to maintain ties with his sister, so when is he maintaining ties and when is he severing them? This varies depending on residence, for example. Is he close to her? Is he far from her? Is he, for example, busy? Is he free? All of this must be taken into account. The important thing in such cases that do not have clear limits is that the Lawgiver left them to the piety of the believer. Here, his saying (peace be upon him) applies: Meaning, when the Muslim sees that, by Allah, he is falling short with his relatives, at that time, when his conscience rebukes him, he must return to maintaining ties. But if he finds his situation, for example, busy, the distance far, and there is no transportation, then our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) does not overlook anything, and the principle in the matter is that there is no definition by days, because the issue 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, I will visit you at two o'clock.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Is there a hadith regarding kinship ties that says if one severs them, it becomes...?
The Shaykh :
It was narrated from 'Abdullih bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)said: "Whoever completes a row, may Allah be generous to him, and whoever cuts a row, may Allah cut him off."
مَن وَصَلَ رَحِمَه وَصَلَه اللهُ ، ومَن قَطَعَ رَحِمَه قَطَعَه اللهُThe questioner : Yesterday I heard... one of the brothers mentioned it, and he said that kinship ties are... the man's kin.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And there is a saying that says every relative is your kin, so you are required to maintain ties with him.
The Shaykh : Yes, the 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 dutiful acts of righteousness is that you maintain ties with the friends of your father.
إنَّ من أبَرِّ البِرِّ أن تصلَ أهلَ ودِّ أبيكThe questioner : Yes, it is a great act of maintaining ties.
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 : Okay, Shaykh, I mean, if we feel... I mean, when does a person...?
The Shaykh : By Allah, defining this, may Allah bless you, from the closest of relatives is not possible. For example, it is not possible for one to maintain ties with his sister, so when is he maintaining ties and when is he severing them? This varies depending on residence, for example. Is he close to her? Is he far from her? Is he, for example, busy? Is he free? All of this must be taken into account. The important thing in such cases that do not have clear limits is that the Lawgiver left them to the piety of the believer. Here, his saying (peace be upon him) applies:
Consult your heart, even if the scholars give you a ruling.
استفْتِ قلبَك ، وإن أفتاك المفتونThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : If Allah wills, I will visit you at two o'clock.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
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