Riyad as-Salihin, 315

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah created all the creatures and when He finished the task of His creation, Ar-Rahm (ties of relationship) said: '(O Allah) at this place I seek refuge with You against severing my ties.' Allah said: 'That I treat with kindness those who treat you with kindness and sever ties with those who sever ties with you.' It said: 'I am satisfied.' Allah said: 'Then this is yours". Then Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Recite this Ayah if you like: 'Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship? Such are they whom Allah has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight". (47:22,23). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. The words in Al-Bukhari are: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah (SWT) says: 'He who maintains good ties with you, I maintain good ties with him; and he who severs your ties, I sever ties with him".

وعنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏ إن الله تعالى خلق الخلق حتى إذا فرغ منهم قامت الرحم، فقالت‏:‏ هذا مقام العائذ بك من القطيعة، قال‏:‏ نعم أما ترضين أن أصل من وصلك، وأقطع من قطعك‏؟‏ قالت‏:‏ بلى، قال‏:‏ فذلك لك، ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ ‏"‏ اقرءوا إن شئتم‏:‏ ‏(‏فهل عسيتم إن توليتم أن تفسدوا في الأرض وتقطعوا أرحامكم‏.‏ أولئك الذين لعنهم الله فأصمهم وأعمى أبصارهم‏)‏ ‏[‏محمد‏:‏ 22،32 ‏]‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ وفي رواية للبخاري‏:‏ فقال الله تعالى‏:‏ ‏"‏ من وصلك، وصلته، ومن قطعك، قطعته‏"‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Introduction, Hadith 315

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Guidance from the Hadith: 1) The Hadith encourages maintaining ties of kinship and asserts the prohibition of severing them. 2) It is the refuge of Allah alone, without partner, that should be sought. It is impermissible to seek refuge with created beings, even those who enjoy a high position in the sight of Allah Almighty. 3) Maintaining ties of kinship is a cause of receiving mercy from Allah and emergence of goodness among the people, whereas severing ties of kinship is a cause for the spread of mischief and corruption. Benefit: The words of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) are one of the best means whereby the noble Qur’an can be explained and the meanings of Allah’s speech can be clarified. That is because the noble Qur’an and the prophetic Hadiths are both revealed by Allah Almighty. Allah Almighty says: {and We have sent down to you [O Prophet] the Reminder to explain to people what has been sent down to them}, which means: we sent down to you the Sunnah so that it would explain to the people the Qur’an that was sent down to them. The aforementioned Hadith is an example to prove that.

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