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السلام عليكم ورحمت الله وبركاته

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

HADEES NUMBER 6

قال النبي (ﷺ): لا يد خل الجنة قاطع

Kalan nabiyyu (ﷺ): La yadukhulul jannatha katioon.

Rasool - e - Kareem (ﷺ) said : One who sever ties will not enter Paradise.

Narrator :- Jabir bin Muthim (RA)
Book        :- Bukhari
Chapter   :- Ahdaab

Word to word translation

لا         - no
يدخل.  - enter
الجنة   - paradise
قاطع   - sever ties

Explanation

The institution of family is one of the most sacred of establishments to mankind from a human as well as from a moral and religious perspective. No one can dispute the value and superiority of blood relations which unite two individuals together as they recognize that the blood which run through their veins is the same and the genes which they share come from the same origin. It is a feeling of belonging which gives rise to an innate attachment to such person whom you consider as “family”. Unlike other types of relations in which some may give with the expectation of return, family members typically express their love and serve each other spontaneously to any length without expecting compensation or reward.

Allah says in his Quran about the kith and kin as

Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.
                             [4:36]

The majority of Muslims neglected this right, as they did with other rights. Subsequently, this led to having envy and hatred and enmity instead of cordiality, love and mercy between the relatives and the brothers in Islam as well.

The merit of uniting the ties of kinship:

 1- Uniting the ties of kinship is the slogan of believing in Allah and the final day.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “And he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should unite his ties of kinship.”
                     [Reported by Al-Bukhari 6138]

2- Uniting the ties of kinship is a reason for prolonging life and gaining more sustenance.

It is narrated on the authority of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever loves that he would be granted more sustenance and that his life span would be prolonged, then he should unite his ties of kinship”
                                                [Reported by Al-Bukhari 5986 and Muslim 2557].

Prolonging the life here means either having the life blessed or actually prolonged.

3- Uniting the ties of kinship leads to gaining relationship with Allah.

It is narrated that the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Verily Allah created the universe and when He was done with the creation, ties of kinship came forward and said ‘this is the place for him who seeks refuge from severing (of blood-relationship).’ He said: ‘yes. Are you not satisfied that I should keep relationship with one who unites your ties of kinship and sever it with one who severs your (ties of kinship)?’ They (the ties of blood) said: ‘certainly so.’ Thereupon He said: ‘Then you got what you asked for’.”
                                                [Reported by Al-Bukhari 5987 and Muslim 2554]

4- Uniting the ties of kinship is one of the great reasons for entering Paradise.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Ayub Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man said: o Messenger of Allah, tell me about a deed that gets me in Paradise. Whereupon the Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “worship Allah alone with no partner, observe prayer, give Zakat, and unite the ties of kinship.”
                                                [Reported by Al-Bukhari 5983 and Muslim ]

5- Uniting the ties of kinship is obedience to Allah (the Exalted the Glorious); it is joining to what Allah has commanded to be joined.

Allah Almighty said as praise to those who join what He has commanded to be joined: {And those who join that which Allâh has commanded to be joined (i.e. they are good to their relatives and do not sever the bond of kinship), and fear their Lord, and dread the terrible reckoning (i.e. abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allâh has forbidden and perform all kinds of good deeds which Allâh has ordained).  
                                    [Surat Ar-Ra’d 13:21]

      6- Spreading love among relatives. By uniting the ties of kinship, love is spread and the good times are a lot.

7- Increase in rank. When a person unites his ties of kinship and cares for honoring his relatives, they in turn will honor him and make him master to them and support him.

The punishment of the person who severs the ties of kinship:

 1- The person who severs the ties of kinship is cursed in the Book of Allah.

Allah Almighty said: {Would you then, if you were given the authority, do mischief in the land, and sever your ties of kinship? Such are they whom Allâh has cursed, so that He has made them deaf and blinded their sight.
                 [Surat Muhammad 47:22-23]

2- The person who severs the ties of kinship is one among the losers and disobedient to Allah .

Allah Almighty said: {And He misleads thereby only those who are Al-Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, disobedient to Allâh). Those who break Allâh’s Covenant after ratifying it, and sever what Allâh has ordered to be joined (as regards Allâh’s religion of Islâmic Monotheism, and to practise its laws on the earth and also as regards keeping good relations with kith and kin), and do mischief on earth, it is they who are the losers.
                        [Surat Al-Baqarah 2:26-27]

 
3- The person who severs the ties of kinship gets punishment in the worldly life and his punishment in Hereafter is harder and lasting.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “There is no sin more fitted to have punishment meted out by Allah to its perpetrator in advance in this world along with what He stores up for him in the hereafter than oppression and severing ties of kinship.”
                                              [Reported by Abu Dawûd 4902 and At-Tirmizi and ibn Maja 3413]

4- His acts will not be raised or accepted by Allah.

It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The deeds of the children of Adam are displayed every Thursday at Friday’s night, and no person severs ties of kinship has his deeds accepted.”
                                       [Declared good by Al-Albani 2538 in Sahih At-Targhib]

5- Severing the ties of kinship is severing the relationship with Allah.

It is narrated on the authority of ‘A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The tie of kinship is suspended to the Throne and says: He who unites me Allah would unite him and he who severs me Allah would sever him.”
                         [Reported by Muslim 2555]
 

6- It is reason for not entering Paradise.

The Messenger of Allah (prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “No person severs ties of kinship would enter Paradise.”
                     [Reported by Muslim 2556]

 
How to observe uniting the ties of kinship?

Uniting the ties of kinship could be observed by doing many things. It could be by visiting them, asking about them and about their status, presenting gifts to them, appreciating them, giving charity to the poor among them, having kindness with the rich among them, honoring the elder among them, showing mercy to the young and weak among them, and caring for them all the time by asking about their affairs and visiting them; this could be done by visiting them in person or through messages or phone calls.

Also, it could be by hosting them and welcoming them, honoring them, and keeping touch with whoever severs the ties of kinship among them.

Also, it could be by sharing their happy occasions and consoling them in their sorrows.

Also, it could be by invoking to them, not having evil feelings toward them, reconciling between them whenever they have dispute, and caring for strengthening the relationship among them.

Also, it could be by visiting the sick among them and answering their invitations. However, the greatest kind of uniting the ties of kinship with them is caring for inviting them to the guidance and enjoining good and forbidding evil among them. This uniting to the ties of kinship continues whether the tie of kinship is righteous and straight or not.

 I ask Allah Almighty to make our relations good, and I ask Him to fill our hearts with love to our ties of kinship, as mercy and pity for them. Indeed, our Lord is Ever-Near, All-Hearer.

And prayers and peace of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad and upon all his family and companions.

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Time to re consider our relationship with our family. Ask these questions to yourself and know which category we are in . The one which pleases Allah or the one which displeases Allah .
May everyone of my dear Muslim be in the category which pleases our rabb .

Did you observe uniting their ties of kinship, which is obligatory upon you?

 
Did you treat them with leniency? Did you meet them with happy face?

Did you present to them the love, appreciation and respect that they deserve?

 
Did you visit them during their being well, for having cordiality? Did you visit them during their illness, because of care and being interested in them?

 
Did you present to them what they need from money and other things?

May Almighty Allah strengthen the bond between us and our family and accept everyone of us .
Aameen.