65/47.1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4830 — Ties of Kinship
"...And sever your ties of kinship." (V.47:22)
Hadith About Ties of Kinship and Allah’s Favor
Sahih Bukhari : 4830
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4830
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي مُزَرَّدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " خَلَقَ اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْهُ قَامَتِ الرَّحِمُ فَأَخَذَتْ بِحَقْوِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهَا مَهْ. قَالَتْ هَذَا مَقَامُ الْعَائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ الْقَطِيعَةِ. قَالَ أَلاَ تَرْضَيْنَ أَنْ أَصِلَ مَنْ وَصَلَكِ وَأَقْطَعَ مَنْ قَطَعَكِ. قَالَتْ بَلَى يَا رَبِّ. قَالَ فَذَاكِ لَكِ ". قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ اقْرَءُوا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ {فهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِنْ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَنْ تُفْسِدُوا فِي الأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ}
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah created His creation, and when He had finished it, the womb, got up and caught hold of Allah whereupon Allah said, "What is the matter?' On that, it said, 'I seek refuge with you from those who sever the ties of Kith and kin.'On that Allah said, 'Will you be satisfied if I bestow My favors on him who keeps your ties, and withhold My favors from him who severs your ties?' On that it said, 'Yes, O my Lord!' Then Allah said, 'That is for you.' "Abu Huraira added: If you wish, you can recite: "Would you then if you were given the authority. do mischief in the land and sever your ties of kinship. (47. 22)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4830In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 351USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 354
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4830
This hadith about ties of kinship is a powerful report from Abu Huraira. The Prophet says that after Allah created His creation, the womb stood and sought refuge with Allah from those who sever the ties of kith and kin. Allah then said, in the wording of the hadith, that He would bestow His favors on the one who keeps those ties and withhold His favors from the one who cuts them. The womb accepted this, and Allah said it was for it. Abu Huraira then pointed to the verse about causing mischief in the land and severing ties of kinship. Readers searching for hadith about family ties, silat al rahim hadith, or severing kinship in Islam should see that the text gives family bonds a serious place.
What we learn from this hadith
- Family ties are treated with great seriousness in this narration.
- Keeping kinship ties is linked with Allah’s favor in the hadith.
- Severing kinship ties is linked with being cut off from favor in the wording.
- The verse cited warns against mischief and cutting family bonds.
