The condemnation of breaking ties

Dear Islamic brothers! You have just heard how the devout worshipper of Khurasan, despite all his acts of worship, was seized due to mistreating his sister. Keep in mind, he had performed those acts of worship in Makka-tul-Mukarramah, where one good deed is equivalent to 100,000 good deeds. Within his worship, he performed day-long recitation of the Holy Qur’an, and would spend the entirety of the night in Tawaf, despite actions of such calibre, he was still seized by Allah Almighty. Therefore, remember! We do not know the Hidden Decree of Allah about anyone, we do not know which action will be our means of forgiveness, nor which sin will be a means of our punishment.

We learn from the aforementioned account, that despite a pious individuals' numerous years of worship, because of severing ties and the sin of being careless in looking after his sister, he faced the punishment of imprisonment inside a well. How sad is it that today in our society, the sin of severing ties has become a painful illness. And there is no apparent way of escape (from this illness), someone has either clashed with his father, or has fought with his mother, and is now living alone. Others have had a quarrel with their brothers and have made their home desolate. Some have disagreements with their sisters. There are some who have a good relation with outsiders, however do not get along with their uncles and aunties. Today, over tiny matters, relations are severed.

Oh, devotees of the Messenger! There are a great number of lessons for us in the account of the Khurasani man. Remember! Islamically, it is Wajib (necessary) to keep ties with every relative. Whereas, if we were to adopt carelessness, to not meet them, to be well off and to not fulfil the needs of your poor relatives, have your sister suffer through poverty whilst her brother enjoys lavish food, with sisters not being able to afford the weddings of her own daughters, brothers spending