811 - التَّحذيرُ عَن قَطيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ‏

811. Caution Against Cutting Ties WITH ONE'S KIN

(فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحامَكُمْ * أُولئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَى‏ أَبْصَارَهُمْ) .¹

"May it not be that if you were to wield authority you would cause corruption in the land and cut off the ties of kinship? They are the ones whom Allah has cursed, so he made them deaf and blinded their sight." ²

2539.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ الملائكةَ لا تَنزِلُ على‏ قَومٍ فيهِم قاطِعُ رَحِمٍ .³

2539.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the angels do not go to [visit] a people if among them lives one who has cut ties with his kin.' ⁴

2540.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا قَطَعُوا الأرحامَ جُعِلَتِ الأموالُ في أيدِي الأشرارِ .⁵

2540.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'If they cut off ties with their kin, their wealth will be placed at the disposal of evil people.' ⁶

2541.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الذُّنوبُ التي تُعَجِّلُ الفَناءَ قَطيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ .⁷

2541.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The sin that hastens one's death is cutting off ties with one's kin.' ⁸

810 - صِلَةُ القاطِعِ‏

810. RECONCILING WITH ONE WHO CUTS YOU OFF

2537.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تَقطَعْ رَحِمَكَ وإن قَطَعَتكَ .¹

2537.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not cut off your kin even if they cut you off.' ²

2538.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : إنّ أوصَلَ الناسِ مَن وَصَلَ مَن قَطَعَهُ .³

2538.Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'The best reconciler is he who reconciles with one who cut him off.' ⁴