Ties of kinship refers to a personโs bond with his paternal and maternal relatives. Maintaining kinship implies being righteous and kind toward them in both words and actions, by visiting them, asking after them, and financially supporting the needy amongst them.
In the Qur’an, Allah (SWT) commands the believers with 10 commandments, the 4th of which is maintaining ties of kinship.๐
“Worship Allรขh and join none with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, and to kinsfolk, …”[An-Nisรข’: 36]
In a Divine narration ุญูุฏููุซู ููุฏูุณููู (which, from the perspective of its meaning, is from Allah (SWT), and from the perspective of its wording, from the prophet), Our prophet (๏ทบ) said:
โ”โููุงูู ุงูููููู ุฃูููุง ุงูููููู ููุฃูููุง ุงูุฑููุญูู ููู ุฎูููููุชู ุงูุฑููุญูู ู ููุดูููููุชู ููููุง ู ููู ุงุณูู ูู ููู ููู ููุตูููููุง ููุตูููุชููู ููู ููู ููุทูุนูููุง ุจูุชูุชูููู.”โ
“Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, said, ‘I am Allah and I am Ar-Rahman (The Merciful): I have created Ar-Rahem (ties of kinship) and derived a name for it from My Name. I maintain connection with he who maintains it, and I shall cut off anyone who severs it.’ [At-Tirmidhi]