The document discusses the importance of maintaining family ties (silat ar-rahim) in Islam. It provides hadith from the Prophet Muhammad stating that severing family ties is one of the worst sins after associating partners with Allah. It gives examples of how Imams Ja'far al-Sadiq and Muhammad al-Baqir emphasized the importance of forgiveness and good treatment of relatives. The document also outlines the negative effects of cutting off family ties, such as shortening one's life, denial of entry to heaven, and non-acceptance of good deeds. It provides guidance on mending broken family relationships and exceptions for when maintaining ties may be ignored.

1. ُ‫ت‬‫ْـ‬‫ي‬َّ‫ل‬ َ‫و‬َ‫ت‬ ْ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ت‬‫ْـ‬‫ي‬َ‫س‬َ‫ع‬ ْ‫ل‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ف‬ِ‫ض‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫أل‬‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ف‬ ‫ُوا‬‫د‬ِ‫س‬ْ‫ف‬ُ‫ت‬ ْ‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬َ‫و‬
ْ‫م‬ُ‫ک‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬َ‫ح‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫أ‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ع‬َّ‫ط‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬
”But if you held command, you were sure to make mischief in the
land and cut off the ties of kinship.” 47:22
CUT
OFF
YOUR
FAMILY
SILAT AR- RAHIM- KEEPING GOOD RELATIONS WITH FAMILY
QAT AR –RAHIM- BREAKING OFF REALTIONS WITH FAMILY
QAT AR-RAHIM

2. The Worst Deed in the Eyes of Allah (SWT)
• A man approached the Holy Prophet (S) and enquired, “What
is the worst deed in the eyes of Allah?”
• The Holy Prophet (S) replied, “To attribute partners to Allah.”
• The man then asked, “After this which is the worst sin?”
• The Holy Prophet (S) said: “To sever relations with family”.
• After this the same person asked, “After this which is the
worst sin?”
• The Holy Prophet (S) replied: “To enjoin the evil and to forbid
the good (deeds).”

3. A man complained to Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.)
about his relatives.
Imam (a.s.) said,“Swallow your anger and behave
nicely with your relatives.”
The man said, “My relatives give me all sorts of
troubles and there is hardly any cruelty they have
not committed upon me.”
The Imam (a.s.) told him,
“Do you also want to cut off relation with them? If
you also become like them, then Allah will never
have mercy for you.”
•SWALLOW YOUR ANGER

4. Once Abdullah Hasani, a relative of Imam Sadiq (a.s.) had a
meaningless argument with the Imam and spoke bad
things about him.
Imam went to the house of this person the very next day
and said, “Yesterday I recited this verse of the Quran I
became very fearful because of it.”
• And those who join that which Allah has ordered to be
joined and fear their Lord and are afraid of the evil of
[their] account, 13:21
• Abdullah understood that Imam (a.s.) was trying to
correct his bad behavior. Abduallah began to weep and
said, “I have intentionally forgotten this verse. After
this, Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and Abdullah embraced
each other.

5. NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF QATAR AR-RAHIM
LIFE IS SHORTENED
A MAN ASKED IMAM ALI (AS) IF THERE IS ANY SIN WHERE DEATH IS HASTENED. IMAM
REPLIED “YES-BREAKING UP OF FAMILY TIES
HEAVEN IS DENIED
“One who severs relationships will not
enter Heaven.”Rasulallah(saw)
GOOD DEEDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
None of the good deeds will benefit those who have
broken ties with relatives. Imam Baqir (as)
Imam Baqir (S) has stated that Those who cut of
family ties will slip from the bridge of
‘Sirāt’ and drop into Hell-fire

6. No forgiveness on Qadr
Prophet (S) has stated that in the
night of Qadr Allah (S.w.t.) forgives the
sins of all the people except of those
who drink wine, who disobey their
parents, and those who break ties
with the relatives or have enmity
towards the believers.”

7. Ways to repair broken relationships
• GREETING A RELATIVE WHO DOES NOT
TALK TO YOU
• ASKING IF THE RELATIVE NEEDS ANY
HELP
• INVITING THE RELATIVE OVER EVEN
HE/SHE DOES NOT INVITE YOU

8. SILAT AR –RAHIM CAN BE IGNORED
• IF THE DISBELIEVING RELATIVE SHOWS HATRED
TOWARDS ALLAH, RASULALLAH OR ISLAM
• IF BY NOT KEEPING CONTACT, THE RELATIVE
MIGHT START MOVING TOWARDS BELIEF

9. • Shakir 49:9] And if two parties of the believers quarrel, make peace between them;
but if one of them acts wrongfully towards the other, fight that which acts
wrongfully until it returns to Allah's command; then if it returns, make peace
between them with justice and act equitably; surely Allah loves those who act
equitably.
• [Shakir 49:10] The believers are but brethren, therefore make peace between your
brethren and be careful of (your duty to) Allah that mercy may be had on you.
• [Shakir 49:11] O you who believe! let not (one) people laugh at (another) people
maybe they may be better than they, nor let women (laugh) at (other) women,
maybe they may be better than they; and do not find fault with your own people
nor call one another by nicknames; evil is a bad name after faith, and whoever
does not turn, these it is that are the unjust.
• [Shakir 49:12] O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in
some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one
of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it; and be careful of
(your duty to) Allah, surely Allah is Oft-returning (to mercy),
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