revealed, he excused him for the sake of Allah. Now, we should think to ourselves: if such a thing happened to us, we would stop talking, meeting or even greeting the other person. We even break ties with our relatives on the smallest of issues, do not treat them well, and even stop talking to them.

All of us should consider our relatives and which of them we may be upset with. We should also think about those who may be upset with us. We should immediately make efforts for reconciliation, provided there is no prohibition sanctioned by sharia. Even if you have to humble yourself, do so for the pleasure of Allah. You will reach newfound heights of success as a result اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه. The Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: مَنۡ تَوَاضَعَ لِلّٰهِ رَفَعَهُ اللّٰهُ - “He who is humble for Allah is granted loftiness by Him.”^[1]

In order to make our homes peaceful, strive to always show good conduct and maintain ties with your relatives. Try your absolute best to not break ties with them. Other sins have bad results, but these are limited to the person committing the sin. Cutting ties with relatives has such negative implications, however, that an entire nation can be deprived from the mercy of Allah due to it.

Quranic commandment for maintaining ties with relatives

Allah has commanded us to maintain ties with relatives, orphans and those in need. In verse 38 of Surah al-Rūm, He says:

فَاٰتِ ذَا الْقُرْبٰى حَقَّهٗ وَ الْمِسْكِیْنَ وَ ابْنَ السَّبِیْلِؕ-ذٰلِكَ خَیْرٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یُرِیْدُوْنَ وَجْهَ اللّٰهِ٘-وَ اُولٰٓىٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ(۳۸)