27/10. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1909 — Severing Family Ties
What Has Been Related About Connecting The Ties Of Kinship
Severing Ties of Kinship Hadith: A Serious Warning
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1909
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1909
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، وَنَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَاطِعٌ " . قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي قَاطِعَ رَحِمٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im Narrated from:
Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im narrated from his father, that: The Messenger Of Allah Said: "The One Who Severs Ties Will Not Enter Paradise." Ibn Abi 'Umar Said: "Sufyan Said: 'Meaning: Ties Of The Womb."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1909In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 15English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1909
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1909
This hadith about severing ties of kinship is short but very weighty. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “The one who severs ties will not enter Paradise.” The narrator Sufyan explained that it means ties of the womb. Because the wording is so brief, the explanation should not go beyond it. The hadith warns against cutting family bonds in a way that Allah has made serious. It also fits with other narrations in this same topic that encourage keeping and reconnecting family ties. For someone searching for a family ties hadith, this narration shows that kinship is not a small social habit. It is a matter tied to the Hereafter.
What we learn from this hadith
- Severing ties of kinship is strongly warned against.
- The hadith connects family ties with entrance into Paradise.
- The narration explains the warning as about ties of the womb.
- Family bonds should not be treated as disposable.
