27/49. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1979 — Keeping Family Ties
What Has Been Related About Learning About Lineage
Hadith About Keeping the Ties of Kinship
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1979
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1979
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عِيسَى الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، مَوْلَى الْمُنْبَعِثِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " تَعَلَّمُوا مِنْ أَنْسَابِكُمْ مَا تَصِلُونَ بِهِ أَرْحَامَكُمْ فَإِنَّ صِلَةَ الرَّحِمِ مَحَبَّةٌ فِي الأَهْلِ مَثْرَاةٌ فِي الْمَالِ مَنْسَأَةٌ فِي الأَثَرِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ " مَنْسَأَةٌ فِي الأَثَرِ " . يَعْنِي زِيَادَةً فِي الْعُمُرِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "Learn Enough About Your Lineage To Facilitate Keeping Your Ties Of Kinship. For Indeed Keeping The Ties Of Kinship Encourages Affection Among The Relatives, Increases The Wealth, And Increases The Lifespan."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1979In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1979
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1979
This hadith about keeping the ties of kinship teaches a practical reason to know one’s family connections. The Prophet said to learn enough about your lineage to keep your ties of kinship. The hadith then mentions the benefits of maintaining family ties: it encourages affection among relatives, increases wealth, and increases lifespan. The explanation in the narration clarifies that “increase in effect” means an increase in life. The focus is not on pride in ancestry. It is on knowing family relationships so that people can connect, visit, help, and show care. This hadith makes family ties a living duty, not just a family tree.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should know enough lineage to maintain family ties.
- Kinship ties encourage affection among relatives.
- The hadith mentions increase in wealth as a benefit of kinship.
- The narration explains an increase in lifespan as part of the benefit.
