Riyad as-Salihin, 325
Asma' bint Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (May Allah be pleased with her) said:
My mother came to me while she was still a polytheist, so I asked Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), "My mother, who is ill-disposed to Islam, has come to visit me. Shall I maintain relations with her?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Yes, maintain relations with your mother". <b>[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أسماء بنت أبي بكر الصديق رضي الله عنهما قالت: قدمت على أمي وهي مشركة في عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فاستفتيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قلت: قدمت علي أمي وهي راغبة، أفأصل أمي؟ قال:
نعم صلي أمك
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Introduction, Hadith 325
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) A Muslim should uphold ties with his relatives, even if they are disbelievers, because the right of kinship is due to them.<br>
2) Maintaining ties of kinship with disbelieving relatives is not part of the forbidden alliance with the disbelievers, rather it is a form of dutifulness and fair treatment that are not prohibited.<br>
3) The perfect justice of Islam is reflected in giving every person his due right without injustice or exaggeration. A disbelieving relative should have his right of maintaining of ties with him because he is a relative anyway.<br>
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<b>Words in the Hadith:</b><br>
The covenant of the Messenger of Allah (with the Quraysh): the term of his peace treaty with the polytheists of Quraysh in Hudaybiyah.