She says: I have relatives whom I maintain ties with, but they cut me off. After that, I stopped maintaining contact with them except by phone only.

The questioner : She says: I have relatives whom I maintain ties with, but they cut me off. After that, I stopped maintaining contact with them except by phone only. As for my own conscience, is there a sin on me if I continue the severance?

The Shaykh : Yes, she has a sin. It is obligatory to maintain family ties, whether they maintain them or not. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and he is the one who does not maintain his family ties unless they maintain his. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So it is obligatory to maintain family ties, whether they maintain them or not. Yes.