سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الزكاةZakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
باب فِي صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِChapter: On Doing Kindness To Near Relatives.
Hadith 1697
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ ، وَالْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، وَفِطْرٍ ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : وَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ سُلَيْمَانُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَرَفَعَهُ فِطْرٌ وَ الْحَسَنُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَيْسَ الْوَاصِلُ بِالْمُكَافِئِ وَلَكِنْ هُوَ الَّذِي إِذَا قُطِعَتْ رَحِمُهُ وَصَلَهَا " .
Abdullah bin Amr said: (Sufyan said: The version of the narrator Sulaiman does not go back to The Prophet ﷺ. Fitr and al-Hasan reported from him ): The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: One who compensates is not a man who unites relationship: but the man who unites relationship is the one who joins it when the relationship is cut off.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1697. Commentary: There is no reward merely for reciprocation. However, if one gives in return for the sake of Allah (lillah fi-llah), then, insha Allah, it is a meritorious and virtuous deed . (Is there any reward for good other than good?)(Ar-Rahman: 60) And the reward and virtue promised for maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm) is in that case when a person is fundamentally characterized by faith in Allah and adherence to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1697
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The perfection referred to is the one mentioned in the hadith.
If a relative is not found, then you should take the initiative to connect with him; later, he will become your close and intimate friend, as experience bears witness.
Hazrat A‘mash bin Sulayman was born in the year 60 AH in the land of Rayy, then was brought to Kufa. He is very renowned in the science of hadith.
Most of the narrations of the Kufans are dependent upon him.
He passed away in the year 128 AH.
Rahimahullah Ta‘ala. Ameen.
The perfection referred to is the one mentioned in the hadith.
If a relative is not found, then you should take the initiative to connect with him; later, he will become your close and intimate friend, as experience bears witness.
Hazrat A‘mash bin Sulayman was born in the year 60 AH in the land of Rayy, then was brought to Kufa. He is very renowned in the science of hadith.
Most of the narrations of the Kufans are dependent upon him.
He passed away in the year 128 AH.
Rahimahullah Ta‘ala. Ameen.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5991
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Although returning a favor is also a type of maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm), true and complete silat ar-rahm is that even if a relative does not maintain relations, one should still uphold the bond of mercy with them. The result of this is that even an enemy becomes a close friend. However, this is not within everyone's capacity; only a person of great resolve can do such a thing. On the other hand, if a relative maintains ties of kinship but one does not reciprocate and instead persists in severing relations, this is a very grave sin.
Although returning a favor is also a type of maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm), true and complete silat ar-rahm is that even if a relative does not maintain relations, one should still uphold the bond of mercy with them. The result of this is that even an enemy becomes a close friend. However, this is not within everyone's capacity; only a person of great resolve can do such a thing. On the other hand, if a relative maintains ties of kinship but one does not reciprocate and instead persists in severing relations, this is a very grave sin.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5991
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1:
That is, if one maintains ties of kinship only when others do so, and severs them when others sever them, this is not considered maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm).
That is, if one maintains ties of kinship only when others do so, and severs them when others sever them, this is not considered maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1908
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the definition of maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm) is given: in its true sense, maintaining ties of kinship means that if someone opposes you, you still maintain ties with them. Do not seek revenge, do not retaliate, do not let opposition lead to conflict and strife; rather, deal with them gently. By Allah! Because of this, all the schemes of the opponent will fail, and he will become your true friend, in sha Allah.
In this hadith, the definition of maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm) is given: in its true sense, maintaining ties of kinship means that if someone opposes you, you still maintain ties with them. Do not seek revenge, do not retaliate, do not let opposition lead to conflict and strife; rather, deal with them gently. By Allah! Because of this, all the schemes of the opponent will fail, and he will become your true friend, in sha Allah.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 605
