Who are the women among the relatives whose ties must be maintained?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding maintaining family ties, I mean the women whose ties are obligatory to maintain, who are they? Please specify them, and may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : As far as I know, there is no clear and precise specification.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the matter is clearer regarding derivation from the authentic Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, the friends of your father.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, the associates of your father; being kind to your father includes maintaining ties with them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what about the relatives of your father? Maintaining ties with them is even more obligatory.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, for example, the daughters of one's paternal uncle?
The Shaykh : All of them, the daughters of the paternal uncle and the daughters of the maternal uncle.
The questioner : Okay, I mean, shaking hands.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Shaking hands.
The Shaykh : That is another matter.
The questioner : Is there any harm if a person visits her but does not greet her? I mean, is there harm in that?
The Shaykh : What harm?
The questioner : I mean, she might feel uncomfortable.
The Shaykh : You?
The questioner : No, I do not shake hands, but people ask about this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but you are using the Jordanian term, saying "do not shake hands!" It is the greeting.
The questioner : I mean, do not shake hands, that is what I meant.
The Shaykh : To say "As-salamu alaykum," I know what you mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if I had not known...
The questioner : Shaykh, the appointment for the young men is now.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner : The appointment.
The Shaykh : The young men.
The questioner : Do not forget the news of the appointment.
The Shaykh : Okay, where are you, Abu Faris?
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : Shaykh, how authentic is the hadith?
The Shaykh : As far as I know, there is no clear and precise specification.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the matter is clearer regarding derivation from the authentic Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Among the most righteous acts of kindness is maintaining ties with the friends of your father
مِن أبَرِّ البرِّ أن تصلَ أهل ودِّ أبيكThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I mean, the associates of your father; being kind to your father includes maintaining ties with them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what about the relatives of your father? Maintaining ties with them is even more obligatory.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, for example, the daughters of one's paternal uncle?
The Shaykh : All of them, the daughters of the paternal uncle and the daughters of the maternal uncle.
The questioner : Okay, I mean, shaking hands.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Shaking hands.
The Shaykh : That is another matter.
The questioner : Is there any harm if a person visits her but does not greet her? I mean, is there harm in that?
The Shaykh : What harm?
The questioner : I mean, she might feel uncomfortable.
The Shaykh : You?
The questioner : No, I do not shake hands, but people ask about this.
The Shaykh : Yes, but you are using the Jordanian term, saying "do not shake hands!" It is the greeting.
The questioner : I mean, do not shake hands, that is what I meant.
The Shaykh : To say "As-salamu alaykum," I know what you mean.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And if I had not known...
The questioner : Shaykh, the appointment for the young men is now.
The Shaykh : Oh?
The questioner : The appointment.
The Shaykh : The young men.
The questioner : Do not forget the news of the appointment.
The Shaykh : Okay, where are you, Abu Faris?
The questioner : O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : Shaykh, how authentic is the hadith?
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