(34) بَابُ لَيْسَ الْوَاصِلُ بِالْمُكَافِئِ
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "The one who maintains ties of kinship is not theone who reciprocates. The one who maintains ties of kinship is the one who,when his relatives cut him off, maintains ties of kinship." (FR)
Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 68 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 2, Hadith 22 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 2, Hadith 68 (FR)