Adab al-Mufrad

Benefits and Issues:
➊ This hadith, like the previous ahadith, is based on the virtue of maintaining ties of kinship (silat ar-rahm). In a narration of Sahih Muslim, it is mentioned that the same thing was said by the womb (rahm, i.e., kinship) while clinging to the Divine Throne, and Allah accepted it. The Prophetic statement is:
((الرَّحِمُ مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِالْعَرشِ تَقُولُ: مَنْ وَصَلَنِي وَصَلَهُ اللّٰهُ وَمَنْ قَطَعَنِی قَطَعَهُ اللّٰهُ)) (Sahih Muslim, al-Birr wa's-Silah, Hadith: 2555)
“The womb is suspended from the Throne, calling out: ‘Whoever maintains me, Allah will maintain him, and whoever severs me, Allah will sever him.’”

➋ In the present era, self-interest has taken the form of a widespread epidemic. In such circumstances, maintaining ties of kinship is certainly a cause of great reward. The reasons for severing ties of kinship are generally such that, if a person reflects even a little, it becomes clear that there is no reasonable cause for displeasure. Among relatives, trivial matters are turned into issues of ego, and gradually, kinship turns into enmity.

➌ One reason for severing ties of kinship is overstepping one’s bounds. If every relative were to remain within his own sphere and not interfere in another’s personal life, and if he were to value the opinions and feelings of others, then many matters could be set right. Every relative considers that he has a right over the other, but never thinks of fulfilling the demands of kinship. The result is disagreement and the severing of ties.