Hadith 616

Chapter 27

باب 27

(27) بَابُ فَضْلِ صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ

(27) Chapter: The excellence of maintaining ties of kinship (JA)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: أَتَى رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّ لِي قَرَابَةً أَصِلُهُمْ وَيَقْطَعُونَ، وَأُحْسِنُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَيُسِيئُونَ إِلَيَّ، وَيَجْهَلُونَ عَلَيَّ وَأَحْلُمُ عَنْهُمْ، قَالَ: لَئِنْ كَانَ كَمَا تَقُولُ كَأَنَّمَا تُسِفُّهُمُ الْمَلَّ، وَلاَ يَزَالُ مَعَكَ مِنَ اللهِ ظَهِيرٌ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا دُمْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ.


Abu Hurayra said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah! I have relatives with whomI maintain ties while they cut me off. I am good to them while they are badto me. They behave foolishly towards me while I am forbearing towards them.'The Prophet said, 'If things are as you said, it is as if you were puttinghot ashes on them and you will not lack a supporter against them from Allahas long as you continue to do that.'" (JA)

Reference (JA): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 52 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 2, Hadith 6 (JA)

English translation (JA): Book 2, Hadith 52 (JA)