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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

36 Questions

Is Silet ar-Rahm only obligatory towards close relatives or also towards distant relatives?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You need to good terms and nice relationship with every relative who is considered by your society as relative of yours. Basic relatives are your parents, their brothers, their sisters and their children. Relatives of your parents are also included in your relatives.

If your wife is not from your relatives, her relatives are not considered from your relatives, although it is always good to keep very good relationship with your in-laws.

Wassalam.
Am I cutting ties with relatives if I don't talk to them very often, but don't actually intend to cut off ties with them and occasionally talk with them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Stopping talking to any of your relatives should not be more than three days as the Hadeeth states: Muslim is not allowed to boycott his Muslim brother more than three days. They meet, and each of them tries to turn his face from the other, and best of them who starts Salam on the other.

Being in contact with our relatives does need daily talk, but usual ways of contacts e.g. messaging, phoning, emailing, sending Salam or gift etc which is understood by common person as a contact. If the relative is far and you con not contact him every three days, that is not Haraam as far your contact with him is understood by both of you as a normal situation of good ties between you.

Short cutting of the contact is not acceptable as long cutting.

 Wassalam.
Am I cutting ties with relatives if I don't talk to them very often, but don't actually intend to cut off ties with them and occasionally talk with them?
Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb
I have a toxic brother who has disrespected every member of my family multiple times including spitting on our mother. Am I allowed to cut ties with him?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Not at all. No matter how bad is your brother or relative, you should never cut ties with him but you should avoid endorsing his wrong acts.

You must keep a link with him through any suitable way of communication and keep advising and guiding him as and when you have a chance.

Wassalam.