The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

كتاب البر والصلة والآداب

Chapter 6: Upholding Ties Of Kinship, And The Prohibition Of Severing Them

Jubair b. Mut'im reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

The severer would not enter Paradise. Ibn Umar said that Sufyan (explained it as): One who severs the tie of kinship would not enter Paradise.

Jubair b. Mutlim reported that his father narrated to him that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

The severer of the tie of kinship would not get into Paradise.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters.

Anas b. Malik reported

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who is desirous that his means of sustenance should be expanded for him or his age may be lengthened, should join the tie of relationship.

Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said

He who likes that his sustenance should be expanded and his age may be lengthened should join the tie of kinship.

Abu Huraira reported that a person said

Allah's Messenger, I have relatives with whom I try, to have close relationship, but they sever (this relation). I treat them well, but they treat me ill. I am sweet to them but they are harsh towards me. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: If it is so as you say, then you in fact throw hot ashes (upon their faces) and there would always remain with you on behalf of Allah (an Angel to support you) who would keep you dominant over them so long as you adhere to this (path of righteousness).

Chapter 7: The Prohibition Of Mutual Jealousy And Hatred, And Turning Away From One Another

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Neither nurse mutual hatred, nor jealousy, nor enmity, and become as fellow brothers and servants of Allah. It is not lawful for a Muslim that he should keep his relations estranged with his brother beyond three days.

Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying like this. This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters with the addition of Ibn Uyaina (and the words are)

" Do not cut off (mutual relations)."

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters and the hadith transmitted on the authority of Abd al-Razziq (the words are)

" Neither nurse grudge nor sever (the ties of kinship), nor nurse enmity."

Anas reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying

Nurse no grudge, nurse no aversion and do not sever ties of kinship and live like fellow-brothers as servants of Allah. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but with this addition:" As Allah has commanded you."

Chapter 8: The Prohibition Of Forsaking Someone For More Than Three Days For No Legitimate Reason

Abu Ayyub Ansiri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

It is not permissible for a Muslim to have estranged relations with his brother beyond three nights, the one turning one way and the other turning the other way when they meet; the better of the two is one who is the first to give a greeting.

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Zuhri with a slight variation of wording (and the words are)

" The one turning away and the other turning away when they meet and one avoids the other and the other also avoids him."

'Abdullah b. 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

It is not permissible for a Muslim to have estranged relations with his brother beyond three days.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

There should be no estranged relations beyond three days.

Chapter 9: The Prohibition Of Suspicion, Spying, Competition, Artificial Inflation Of Prices, And So On

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Avoid suspicion, for suspicion is the gravest lie in talk and do not be inquisitive about one another and do not spy upon one another and do not feel envy with the other, and nurse no malice, and nurse no aversion and hostility against one another. And be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Don't have estranged relations (with the others) and don't nurse enmity and don't enter into a transaction when the other (has already entered) and be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying. Don't nurse malice against one another, don't nurse aversion against one another and don't be inquisitive about one another and don't outbid one another (with a view to raising the price) and be fellow-brothers and servants of Allah.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmit ters (and the words are)

" Don't sever relations of kinship, don't bear enmity against one another, don't bear aversion against one another and don't feel envy against the other and live as fellow-brothers as Allah has commanded you.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Don't bear aversion against one another and don't be jealous of one another and be servants of Allah.