´Abu Salamah said:` " Abu[Ar-Raddad] Al-Laithi complained(of an illness). So 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf visited him. He said: 'The best of you, and the most apt to maintain good relations, as far as I know, is Abu Muhammad('Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf). So 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf' said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah saying : "Allah, Most Blessed and Most High, said: 'I am Allah, and I am Ar-Rahman. I created the Rahim(womb), and named it after My Name. So whoever keeps good relations with it, I keep good relation with him, and whoever severs it, I am finished with him.'"
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب البر والصلة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 1907
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح، الصحيحة (520)
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/ الزکاة 46 (1694) ( تحفة الأشراف : 9728) ، و مسند احمد (1/191، 194) (صحیح)»
1؎: This is the recompense for the father’s favor because there is nothing better by which one can do a favor to another than to free someone from the life of slavery.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: 1: In the chain of narration is Abu al-Raddad, and in the words of Imam Tirmidhi below, "Raddad" has appeared. Hafiz Ibn Hajar states that some people have referred to "Raddad" as "Abu al-Raddad," and this is more correct, (Taqreeb al-Tahdheeb)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1907
Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates: Abu Darda became ill, so Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit him. Abu Darda said: To my knowledge, among the people, the best and the one who takes the greatest care of the rights of kinship is Abu Muhammad. So Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: “Allah the Exalted says: I am Allah, I am the Most Merciful (Rahman), I created the womb (rahm, kinship) and I named it after My name. So whoever maintains it, I will maintain ties with him, and whoever cuts it off, I will cut him off completely.”
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit: The importance and virtues of maintaining family ties (silat ar-rahim) are established here. Nowadays, it is commonly understood that maintaining family ties means that if someone wishes to maintain a relationship with you, you also maintain a relationship with them. Although this situation is indeed included in silat ar-rahim, there is another situation which is many times more important, and that is also included: if someone wishes to sever ties with you, you still maintain ties with them. The word "rahim" is derived from "Rahman," and "Rahman" is one of the names of Allah Ta'ala.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 65