(27) بَابُ فَضْلِ صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ
'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Awf heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, say, "Allah, the Almighty and Exalted, said, 'Iam the Merciful (ar-Rahman). I have created ties of kinship and derivesa name for it from My Name. If anyone maintains ties of kinship, I maintainconnection with him, and I shall cut off anyone who cuts them off.'" (ES)
Reference (ES): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 53 (ES)
In-book reference (ES): Book 2, Hadith 7 (ES)
English translation (ES): Book 2, Hadith 53 (ES)