Hadiths Of

[فَرَضَ اللَّهُ] صِلَةَ الرَّحِمِ مَنْمَاةً لِلْعَدَدِ

Imam Ali (as):

Allah has made the maintenance of relations with one's kin obligatory in order to maintain growth in population.

Source: Nahj al-Balāgha No512

ID: 62918

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قالَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ في خُطبتِهِ : أعوذُ باللّهِ مِنَ الذُّنوبِ التي تُعَجِّلُ الفَناءَ، فقامَ إليهِ عبدُ اللّهِ بنُ الكوّاءِ اليَشْكُرِيُّ فقالَ : يا أميرَ المؤمنينَ، أو تكونُ ذُنوبٌ تُعَجِّلُ الفَناءَ ؟ فقالَ : نَعَم وَيلَكَ قَطيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ .

Imam Ali (as):

Imam Al (AS) said in his sermon: "I seek refuge in Allah from the sins which hasten one’s death. Then Abdullah ibn al-Kawa’ stood up and asked: 'O Commander of the faithful, are there such sins which hasten one’s death? To which the Imam (as) replied: "Yes indeed, [it is] cutting off ties with one’s kin."

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P347

ID: 27372

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

اُوصِي الشاهدَ مِن اُمَّتِي و الغائبَ مِنهُم و مَن في أصلابِ الرِّجالِ و أرحامِ النساءِ إلى يومِ القِيامةِ ، أن يَصِلَ الرَّحمَ و إن كانَ مِنهُ على مَسيرَةِ سَنَةٍ ، فإنّ ذلكَ مِن الدِّينِ .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

I advise both the present and the absent ones from my community and those in the loins of men and the wombs of women till the Day of Resurrection to maintain relations with their kin even if it takes them one year to travel the distance, for this is indeed a part of religion.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P151

ID: 27371

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

الكافي : أبو بصيرٍ قال : سألتُ أبا عبدِ اللّهِ عليه السلام عنِ الرجُلِ يَصرِمُ ذَوِي قَرابَتِهِ مِمّن لا يَعرِفُ الحَقَّ ، قال عليه السلام : لا يَنبَغِي لَهُ أن يَصرِمَهُ .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

I asked Imam al-Sadiq (as) about a man who has cut off relations with a relative of his because he is not acquainted with the right religion [is not a Shia], to which the Imam replied: "He should not cut off relations with him."

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P344

ID: 27370

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

عنه عليه السلام ـ في قولِهِ تعالى : «و اتَّقُوا اللّهَ الَّذي تَساءَلُونَ بهِ و الأرْحامَ» ـ : هي أرحامُ الناسِ، إنّ اللّهَ عزّ و جلّ أمَرَ بِصِلَتِها و عَظَّمَها ، أ لا تَرى أنَّهُ جَعَلَها مِنهُ ؟!

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regards to God's verse: “Be wary of Allah, in whose Name you adjure one another and [of severing ties with] blood relations.”, said: 'It refers to people's blood relations, with whom Allah has ordered the ties to be maintained and has venerated them. Do you not see that He has mentioned them alongside His own name?'

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P150

ID: 27368

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

إنَّ أعجَلَ الخَيرِ ثَوابا صِلةُ الرَّحِمِ .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

Verily the good deed to be rewarded the fastest is reconciliation with one's kin.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P152

ID: 27367

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

الضَّيفُ يُلطَفُ لَيلَتَينِ، فإذا كانتِ اللَّيلةُ الثالثةُ فهُو مِن أهلِ البيتِ يَأكُلُ ما أدرَكَ .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

A guest is to be honoured for two nights, then from the third night onwards he is considered to be one of the family and must eat whatever he gets.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol6 P283

ID: 27287

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الإمام جعفر الصادق (عليه السَّلام ):

عَظِّمُوا كِبارَكُم و صِلُوا أرحامَكُم .

Imam Ja‘far al-Ṣadiq (as):

Venerate the old ones from amongst you and maintain relations with your kin.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P165

ID: 27258

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رسول الله (صلی الله علیه و آله):

ألا اُخبِرُكُم بِخَيرِ خَلائقِ الدّنيا و الآخِرَةِ ؟ : العَفوُ عَمَّن ظَلَمَكَ ، و تَصِلُ مَن قَطَعَكَ ، و الإحسانُ إلى مَن أساءَ إلَيكَ ، و إعطاءُ مَن حَرَمَكَ .

The Prophet Muhammad (S):

Shall I inform you of the best virtues in the world and the hereafter? [They are] pardoning someone who has wronged you, reconciliation with the one who has cut you off, doing good to the one who has done bad to you, and giving to the one who has deprived you.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol2 P107

ID: 27229

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الإمام محمد الباقر (عليه السَّلام):

صِلْ رَحِمَكَ وَ لَوْ بِشَرْبَةٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ، وَ أَفْضَلُ مَا تُوصَلُ‏ بِهِ الرَّحِمُ كَفُّ الْأَذى‏ عَنْهَا.

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as):

Maintain relations with your kin even if it be by offering them a drink of water. The best way to maintain relations with your kin is to refrain from hurting them in any way.

Source: al-Kāfī Vol3 P389

ID: 17060

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