✦ Written by: Abu Hamzah Abdul Khaliq Siddiqi
Introduction (خطبة الحاجة)
إن الحمد لله نحمده، ونستعينه، من يهده الله فلا مضل له، ومن يضلل فلا هادي له، وأشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأن محمداً عبده ورسوله، أما بعد:
Indeed, all praise is due to Allah. We praise Him, seek His help and forgiveness. Whomever Allah guides, none can misguide, and whomever He misguides, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah alone without any partners, and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
◈ Allah’s Mercy is in 100 Parts
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَرَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ﴾
📚 Surah Al-A’raaf: 156
❀ Allah Almighty said:
“And My mercy encompasses all things.”
﴿رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا﴾
📚 Surah Ghafir: 7
❀ And He said:
“Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge.”
✿ Hadith ①
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قال:
سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:
“جعل الله الرحمة مائة جزء، فأمسك عنده تسعة وتسعين جزءًا، وأنزل في الأرض جزءًا واحدًا، فمن ذلك الجزء يتراحم الخلق، حتى ترفع الفرس حافرها عن ولدها خشية أن تصيبه.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 6000
❀ Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah divided mercy into 100 parts. He retained 99 parts with Himself and sent down one part to the earth. Through that one part, the creation shows mercy to each other, such that a mare lifts its hoof away from its foal fearing it might harm it.”
◈ Repaying Bad with Good
✿ Hadith ②
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه:
أن رجلًا قال: يا رسول الله! إن لي قرابة أصلهم ويقطعون، وأحسن إليهم ويسيئون، وأحلم ويجهلون، قال: إن كان كما تقول فكأنما تسفهم المل، ولا يزال معك من الله ظهير ما دمت على ذلك.
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 2/300, Silsilah al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 2373
❀ Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated:
A man said, “O Messenger of Allah! I have relatives whom I maintain ties with, yet they cut me off. I do good to them, and they harm me. I remain patient, and they behave ignorantly.”
The Prophet ﷺ replied:
“If what you say is true, then it is as if you are throwing hot ashes into their mouths. And you will continue to have a supporter from Allah as long as you remain upon that.”
◈ The Relationship Between Allah and Those Who Maintain Kinship
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ﴾
📚 Surah Muhammad: 22
❀ Allah said:
“Then, is it likely that if you turn away, you would cause corruption on earth and sever your family ties?”
✿ Hadith ③
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال:
قال النبي ﷺ:
“إن الله خلق الخلق، حتى إذا فرغ من خلقه، قالت الرحم: هذا مقام العائذ بك من القطيعة؟ قال: نعم. أما ترضين أن أصل من وصلك، وأقطع من قطعك؟ قالت: بلى يا رب. قال: فهو لك.”
ثم قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“فاقرؤوا إن شئتم: ﴿فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ…﴾“
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5987
❀ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“After Allah finished creating the creation, the womb stood and said, ‘This is the station of one seeking refuge in You from severance!’
Allah said, ‘Will you not be pleased that I maintain ties with those who maintain you and sever from those who sever you?’
It replied, ‘Yes, my Lord.’
Allah said, ‘Then that is for you.’”
Then the Prophet ﷺ recited the verse above.
✿ Seven Commandments from the Prophet ﷺ
Hadith ④
عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال:
أمرني خليلي صلى الله عليه وسلم بسبع:
① “Love the poor and stay close to them.”
② “Look to those below you, not those above you.”
③ “Maintain ties of kinship, even if they turn away.”
④ “Do not ask anything from anyone.”
⑤ “Speak the truth, even if it is bitter.”
⑥ “Do not fear the blame of any blamer in Allah’s cause.”
⑦ “Frequently say: لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ – for it is a treasure beneath the Throne.”
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 5/159, Silsilah al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 2369
◈ Knowing Family Lineage Encourages Kinship
✿ Hadith ⑤
عن إسحاق بن سعيد، عن أبيه قال:
كنت عند ابن عباس رضي الله عنه، فأتاه رجل فقال: من أنت؟ فقال له: برحم بعيدة، فألان له القول، ثم قال:
“اعرفوا أنسابكم تصلوا أرحامكم، فإنه لا قرب بالرحم إذا قُطعت، وإن كانت قريبة، ولا بعد بها إذا وُصلت وإن كانت بعيدة.”
📚 Silsilah al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 2368
❀ Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه said:
“Know your lineage so that you may uphold the ties of kinship. Because there is no true closeness if kinship is severed, even if the relation is near; and there is no distance if ties are maintained, even if the relation is far.”
✿ Fear Allah and Join the Ties of Kinship
Hadith ⑥
عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه مرفوعًا:
“اتقوا الله وصلوا أرحامكم.”
📚 Tārīkh Ibn ʿAsākir: 2/74/16, Silsilah al-Ahadith as-Sahihah: 2366
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Fear Allah and uphold the ties of kinship.”
◈ The Believer is Affectionate and Merciful
✿ Hadith ⑦
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال النبي ﷺ:
“المؤمن مألف، ولا خير فيمن لا يألف ولا يؤلف.”
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 2/400, Al-Mustadrak: 1/23, Mishkāt: 4995 – Hakim said it is authentic.
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“A believer is one who is friendly and lovable. There is no good in one who neither makes friends nor is befriended.”
◈ Lack of Mercy is a Sign of Misery
✿ Hadith ⑧
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال:
قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“لا تُنزع الرحمة إلا من شقي.”
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 2/442, Tirmidhī: 1923, Mishkāt: 4968 – Declared authentic by Ahmad Shakir
❀ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Mercy is not taken away except from the wretched.”
◈ Be Merciful to the Creation of Allah
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿فَقُلْ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ كَتَبَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِهِ الرَّحْمَةَ﴾
📚 Surah Al-An‘ām: 54
❀ Allah said:
“Say: Peace be upon you. Your Lord has decreed mercy upon Himself.”
✿ Hadith ⑨
عن جرير بن عبد الله رضي الله عنه، قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“لا يرحم الله من لا يرحم الناس.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 7376, Sahih Muslim: 3219, Mishkāt: 4947
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Allah does not show mercy to those who do not show mercy to people.”
◈ Kinship is a Cause of Blessings and Wealth
✿ Hadith ⑩
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه، قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“تعلّموا من أنسابكم ما تصلون به أرحامكم، فإن صلة الرحم محبة في الأهل، مثراة في المال، منساة في الأثر.”
📚 Tirmidhī: 1979, Mishkāt: 4934 – Declared ḥasan by Al-Albani
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Learn your lineage so that you may maintain the ties of kinship. Verily, maintaining family ties brings love among relatives, abundance in wealth, and extension in life.”
◈ Punishment for Severing Kinship Comes in This World Too
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿الَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ… وَيُقَطِّعُونَ مَا أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ أَن يُوصَلَ… أُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ﴾
📚 Surah Al-Baqarah: 27
❀ Allah said:
“Those who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it, sever what Allah has commanded to be joined, and cause corruption on earth – it is they who are the losers.”
✿ Sins Punished in Both Worlds
Hadith ⑪
عن أبي بكرة رضي الله عنه، قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“ما من ذنب أحرى أن يعجل الله لصاحبه العقوبة في الدنيا، مع ما يدخر له في الآخرة، من البغي وقطيعة الرحم.”
📚 Tirmidhī: 2511, Abū Dāwūd: 4902, Mishkāt: 4932 – Declared ṣaḥīḥ by Al-Albani
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“There is no sin more deserving of swift punishment in this world, along with what is stored for it in the Hereafter, than transgression and severing kinship.”
◈ One Who Cuts Ties Will Not Enter Paradise
✿ Severing Kinship Prevents Paradise
Hadith ⑫
عن جبير بن مطعم رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“لا يدخل الجنة قاطع.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5984, Sahih Muslim: 2555, Mishkāt: 4922
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The one who severs kinship ties will not enter Paradise.”
◈ Kinship is Connected to the Throne
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ﴾
📚 Surah Tāhā: 5
❀ Allah said:
“The Most Merciful is established above the Throne.”
✿ The Womb is Attached to the Throne
Hadith ⑬
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“الرحم معلقة بالعرش تقول: من وصلني وصله الله، ومن قطعني قطعه الله.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5989, Mishkāt: 4921
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Kinship is suspended from the Throne and says: Whoever maintains me, Allah will maintain him. Whoever severs me, Allah will sever him.”
◈ Kindness to Parents’ Friends is Part of Kinship
Honour Your Father’s Friends
✿ Hadith ⑭
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“إن من أبر البر صلة الرجل أهل ود أبيه بعد أن يُولّى.”
📚 Sahih Muslim: 2552, Mishkāt: 4917
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Indeed, one of the greatest acts of righteousness is that a man maintains relations with his father’s friends after his father passes away.”
◈ Maintaining Kinship is Commanded
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ… وَذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ…﴾
📚 Surah Al-Baqarah: 83
❀ Allah said:
“And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel: Worship none but Allah; and be good to parents, relatives, orphans, and the needy; and speak kindly to people; and establish prayer and give zakāh. Then you turned away – except for a few of you – and you were refusing.”
◈ Hadith ⑮
عن عمرو بن العاص رضي الله عنه قال:
سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول:
“إن آل أبى فلان ليسوا لي بأولياء، إنما وليي الله وصالح المؤمنين، ولكن لهم رحم أبلها ببلالها.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5990, Sahih Muslim: 215/366, Mishkāt: 4914
❀ Amr ibn al-‘Āṣ رضي الله عنه narrated:
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The family of Abu so-and-so are not my allies. My true ally is Allah and the righteous believers. However, I maintain the ties of kinship with them due to our blood relation.”
◈ Hadith ⑯
عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال:
بعثه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعاذ بن جبل إلى اليمن، فقال لهما:
“يسرا ولا تعسرا، وبشرا ولا تنفرا، وتطاوعا.”
ثم قال أبو موسى:
يا رسول الله! ہم ایسی زمین میں جا رہے ہیں…
“كل مسكر حرام.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 6124
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said to Abu Musa and Mu’ādh when sending them to Yemen:
“Make things easy and do not make them difficult, give glad tidings and do not drive people away, and cooperate with one another.”
Abu Musa then asked about drinks made from honey and barley (called “mizr”):
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Every intoxicant is ḥarām (prohibited).”
◈ Hadith ⑰
عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
“ترى المؤمنين في تراحمهم وتوادهم وتعاطفهم كمثل الجسد، إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 6011
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“You see the believers in their mutual mercy, love, and compassion like one body: when one part suffers, the rest of the body responds with sleeplessness and fever.”
◈ Supplicating for Mercy for One’s Children
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي…﴾
📚 Surah Ibrāhīm: 40–41
❀ Allah said:
“My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and from my descendants. Our Lord, accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me, my parents, and the believers the Day the account is established.”
✿ Hadith ⑱
عن أسامة بن زيد رضي الله عنه قال:
“كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يأخذني ويقعدني على فخذه، ويقعد الحسن على فخذه الأخرى، ثم يضمهما، ثم يقول: اللهم ارحمهما فإني أرحمهما.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 6003
❀ Usamah ibn Zayd رضي الله عنه narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to place me on one thigh and Hasan on the other, then he would embrace us and say: ‘O Allah! Have mercy on them, for I have mercy on them.’”
◈ Hadith ⑲
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال:
“قبل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الحسن بن علي، وكان عنده الأقرع بن حابس، فقال: إن لي عشرة من الولد ما قبلت منهم أحدا. فقال رسول الله ﷺ: من لا يرحم لا يُرحم.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5997
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever does not show mercy will not be shown mercy.”
◈ Hadith ⑳
عن حكيم بن حزام رضي الله عنه قال:
“يا رسول الله! أرأيت أمورًا كنت أتحنث بها في الجاهلية من صلة وعتاقة وصدقة، هل لي فيها من أجر؟” قال:
“أسلمت على ما سلف من خير.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5992
❀ Hakeem ibn Hizam رضي الله عنه asked:
“O Messenger of Allah! I used to perform acts of charity, free slaves, and maintain ties of kinship during the time of ignorance. Will I be rewarded for that?”
The Prophet ﷺ said:
“You have accepted Islam along with the good that you did.”
◈ Hadith ㉑
عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
“ليس الواصل بالمكافئ، ولكن الواصل الذي إذا قطعت رحمه وصلها.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5991
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The one who maintains ties is not the one who merely reciprocates. Rather, it is the one who continues to uphold kinship even when the other cuts him off.”
◈ Hadith ㉒
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
“إن الرحم شجنة من الرحمن، فقال الله: من وصلك وصلته، ومن قطعك قطعته.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5988
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Kinship is a branch from the Most Merciful (Ar-Rahman). Allah said: ‘Whoever maintains you, I will maintain him. Whoever cuts you off, I will cut him off.’”
◈ Hadith ㉓
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال:
“من سره أن يُبسط له في رزقه، وأن يُنسأ له في أثره، فليصل رحمه.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5985
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever wishes for an increase in provision and a long life, let him maintain kinship.”
◈ Hadith ㉔
عن أبي أيوب الأنصاري رضي الله عنه قال:
“يا رسول الله، أخبرني بعمل يُدخلني الجنة…”
قال ﷺ: “تعبد الله، لا تشرك به شيئًا، وتقيم الصلاة، وتؤتي الزكاة، وتصل الرحم.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5983
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish prayer, give zakah, and maintain the ties of kinship.”
◈ Hadith ㉕
عن عبد الله بن عباس رضي الله عنه قال:
أن أبا سفيان أخبره: أن هرقل سأله: ماذا يأمركم نبيكم؟ قال: “يأمرنا بالصلاة، والصدقة، والعفاف، والصلة.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 980
❀ Abu Sufyan رضي الله عنه said:
“He (the Prophet ﷺ) commands us to pray, to give charity, to remain chaste, and to maintain kinship.”
◈ Hadith ㉖
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال:
“أرسل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى عمر بحلة… فقال: إني لم أعطكها لتلبسها، ولكن لتبيعها أو تكسوها…”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5981
❀ The Prophet ﷺ allowed Umar رضي الله عنه to gift a silk garment to his polytheist brother in Makkah (before he embraced Islam).
◈ Kinship With a Polytheist Mother
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ… فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا﴾
📚 Surah Luqmān: 14–15
❀ Allah commanded kindness to parents even if they are disbelievers, but prohibited obeying them in matters of shirk.
✿ Hadith ㉗
عن أسماء رضي الله عنها قالت:
“قدمت أمي وهي مشركة… أفأصلها؟ قال: نعم، صِلي أمك.”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5979
❀ Asma’ bint Abi Bakr رضي الله عنها asked the Prophet ﷺ whether she could maintain ties with her polytheist mother. He replied:
“Yes, maintain ties with your mother.”
◈ Hadith ㉘
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت:
“جاء أعرابي فقال: تقبّلون الصبيان؟ فما نقبلهم… قال النبي ﷺ: أوَأملك أن نزع الله من قلبك الرحمة؟“
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 5998
❀ The Prophet ﷺ responded to a Bedouin who was surprised to see him kissing children:
“What can I do if Allah has removed mercy from your heart?”
◈ Hadith ㉙
عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“لو أن رجلين دخلا في الإسلام فاهتجرا، لكان أحدهما خارجًا من الإسلام حتى يرجع.”
📚 Mustadrak al-Ḥākim: 1/21, Silsilah al-Aḥādīth al-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2383
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“If two men enter Islam and then cut ties with one another, one of them (the oppressor) remains outside Islam until he reconciles.”
◈ Forgiveness is a Mark of Excellence
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿…وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ﴾
📚 Surah Āl ʿImrān: 134
❀ Allah said:
“Those who restrain anger and pardon people – and Allah loves those who do good.”
✿ Hadith ㉚
عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص مرفوعاً:
“ارحموا تُرحموا، واغفروا يغفر الله لكم، وويل لأقماع القول، وويل للمصرين الذين يصرون على ما فعلوا وهم يعلمون.”
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 2/165, 219; Al-Adab al-Mufrad: 380; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2383
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Be merciful and you will receive mercy. Forgive, and Allah will forgive you. Woe to those who hear words but do not internalize them (i.e., passive listeners), and woe to those who persist in sin while knowing.”
◈ Hadith ㉛
عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال:
“كان أرحم الناس بالعيال والصبيان.”
📚 Akhlaq an-Nabi by Abu Shaykh, p. 665; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2442
❀ Anas ibn Mālik رضي الله عنه said:
“The Prophet ﷺ was the most merciful of people towards his family and children.”
◈ Speak Kindly to Others
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا﴾
📚 Surah al-Baqarah: 83
❀ Allah said:
“And speak to people with kindness.”
✿ Hadith ㉜
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها قال لها النبي ﷺ:
“إنه من أعطي حظه من الرفق، فقد أعطي حظه من خير الدنيا والآخرة. وصلة الرحم، وحسن الخلق، وحسن الجوار يعمران الديار ويزيدان في الأعمار.”
📚 Musnad Ahmad: 6/159; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2383
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said to Aisha رضي الله عنها:
“Whoever is given a portion of gentleness, has been given his portion of goodness in this world and the Hereafter. Maintaining kinship, good character, and good relations with neighbors populate homes and increase lifespans.”
✿ Hadith ㉝
عن المقدام بن شريح، عن أبيه قال:
“قال لي النبي ﷺ: يا عائشة! أرفقي، فإن الرفق لم يكن في شيء قط إلا زانه، ولا نزع من شيء قط إلا شانه.”
📚 Sunan Abū Dāwūd: 2478; Musnad Ahmad: 6/58, 222; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2434
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“O Aisha, be gentle! For gentleness is never found in a thing except that it beautifies it, and is never removed from anything except that it tarnishes it.”
✿ Hadith ㉞
عن علي رضي الله عنه قال:
“وجدت في قائم سيف رسول الله ﷺ رقعة فيها: صِلْ من قطعك، وأحسن إلى من أساء إليك، وقل الحق ولو على نفسك.”
📚 Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2377
❀ Ali رضي الله عنه said:
“I found a note in the handle of the Prophet’s ﷺ sword that read: Maintain ties with those who sever them, do good to those who harm you, and speak the truth even against yourself.”
✿ Hadith ㉟
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“ليس شيء أطيع الله فيه أعجل ثوابًا من صلة الرحم، وليس شيء أعجل عقابًا من البغي وقطيعة الرحم. واليمين الفاجر تدع الديار بلاقع.”
📚 Sunan al-Kubra lil-Bayhaqi: 10/35; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2379
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“There is nothing more quickly rewarded than maintaining kinship, and nothing more swiftly punished than transgression and cutting off kinship. A false oath devastates entire regions.”
✿ Hadith ㊱
عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“ألا أخبركم بمن تحرم عليه النار؟ على كل قريب هين سهل.”
📚 Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2432
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Shall I inform you about whom the Fire is forbidden? It is forbidden for every approachable, gentle, and easy-going person.”
✿ Hadith ㊲
عن أبي خراش السلمي رضي الله عنه قال:
“من هجر أخاه سنة فهو كمن سفك دمه.”
📚 Al-Adab al-Mufrad: 404, 405; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2384
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Whoever boycotts his brother for a year, it is as if he has shed his blood.”
◈ Greet With Salam to Refresh Kinship
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿وَإِذَا حُيِّيْتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا﴾
📚 Surah An-Nisā’: 86
❀ Allah said:
“When you are greeted with a greeting, respond with one better or equal to it.”
✿ Hadith ㊳
عن سويد بن عامر الأنصاري مرفوعاً:
“بلّوا أرحامكم ولو بالسلام.”
📚 Al-Zuhd by Waki‘: 2/72/2; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 2375
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Keep your kinship alive, even if only through salam (greeting).”
✿ Hadith ㊴
عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه قال:
“احفظوا أنسابكم، تصلوا أرحامكم… كل رحم آتية يوم القيامة أمام صاحبها…”
📚 Musnad al-Tayalisi: 2757; Mustadrak al-Ḥākim: 4/178; Silsilah al-Aḥādīth aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah: 277
❀ Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه said:
“Preserve your lineage so you may maintain kinship. On the Day of Judgment, every bond of kinship will testify either for or against its holder—based on whether he maintained or severed it.”
✿ Hadith ㊵
عن عبد الله بن عمر رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ:
“المسلم أخو المسلم، لا يظلمه ولا يسلمه… ومن فرّج عن مسلم كربة، فرّج الله عنه كربة من كرب يوم القيامة…”
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari: 2442
❀ The Prophet ﷺ said:
“A Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. He does not oppress him nor abandon him. Whoever fulfills the need of his brother, Allah will fulfill his need. Whoever relieves a Muslim of a hardship, Allah will relieve him of a hardship on the Day of Resurrection. And whoever conceals the fault of a Muslim, Allah will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.”
🤲 Final Invocation
وصلى الله تعالى على خير خلقه محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين
May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon His best creation, Muhammad ﷺ, and upon his family and all his companions.
