you are not my sister’ similarly, one brother says to the other, ‘From today onwards, I am not your brother and you are not my brother.’ This is called severing ties with relatives, which is Haraam and an act leading to Hell. Therefore every Muslim should be careful not to sever ties with his relatives, but he should always make efforts to maintain ties with his relatives so that ties can never be broken. Some people say that the relatives who maintain ties with us, we will also maintain ties with them and the ones who sever ties with us, we will also sever ties with them; having this attitude is contrary to Islam. (He has further said): There is only one permissible condition in which ties can be broken with relatives and that is to sever ties in the matters of Shari’ah, for example, if a relative however close he may be, if he becomes an apostate (Murtad), a man of corrupt beliefs, then it becomes Wajib (compulsory) to sever ties with him or if a relative is indulged in committing a major sin, and does not abstain from it even after you have prevented him, rather he stubbornly continues to indulge in his major sin , now it is necessary for you to cut ties with him as well. To have ties with such a person and to co-operate with him means that you are joining him in his act of committing the major sin, and this is absolutely not permissible. (Bihisht ki Kunjiyan, pp. 197)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

To have a kind relationship is compulsory.

Dear Islamic brothers! To fulfil the rights of relatives and to treat them well is certainly a great privilege, but their perfect benefit can be derived only when these virtuous acts are performed sincerely. Alas! Nowadays sincere and good relationships are hard to find, therefore, this is more reason to establish kind and wholesome relationships with relatives, which has become necessary. Some people apparently look very sociable, but they have hatred towards some Muslims; some ignorant people fall prey to their Nafs and Satan and due to personal reasons, they unnecessarily sever ties with their relatives and spend a lot on their friends. But Alas! They remain completely neglectful of the rights of their parents, siblings, uncles, nephews, nieces etc. Nowadays whether it is a wedding ceremony or the arrival of blessed days, an arrangement of Nazr and Niyaz for the Isal-e-Sawab of pious saints or the