A man who swears not to maintain ties with his kin: what he is told to do

Mughirah said: Ibrahim was asked about a man who swore that he would not maintain ties with his relatives. He said: "He should maintain ties with his relatives and pay the expiation for his oath."

He said: And al-Sha'bi said: He should maintain ties with his relatives and not pay expiation for his oath; if I were to order him to pay expiation for his oath, I would be ordering him to hold to what he said.

It is narrated from Kathir bin Nabatah that two brothers were partners, and one of them wanted to part from his brother. He said: "Every slave I own is free if I do not part from my brother," while his mother had ordered him not to part from his brother. I asked al-Hasan, or he was asked while I was listening. He said: "He should pay the expiation for his oath, keep maintaining ties with his relatives and remain a partner with his brother," or words to that effect.

Abu al-Ala Kathir said: I narrated this to al-Hakam bin Aban, and he said: "This is the view of Tawus."

Al-A'mash said: Ibrahim was asked about a man who swore that he would not speak to his father or his brother for two months. He said: "He should treat him kindly and keep visiting him; only he should not speak to him."