Is it permissible to advise a mother not to keep ties with those who cut her off and harm her, so as to prevent harm to her, and would the mother and daughter be considered as having severed ties of kinship in this case?
Maintaining kinship ties is obligatory, and severing them is among the gravest prohibitions. Kinship ties must be maintained even with those who cut them off, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The one who maintains ties is not the one who reciprocates, but rather the one who maintains ties is he who, when his relatives cut him off, he connects with them." Your advice to your mother not to visit her siblings is incorrect; rather, the correct approach is to help her maintain ties with her siblings, and for you to maintain ties with your maternal uncles and aunts in a fitting manner. The ill-treatment of relatives does not negate their right to be connected. Maintaining kinship ties is not limited to visitation; rather, it includes everything that is customarily considered a connection, such as financial assistance, fulfilling needs, visiting, and corresponding. The mother should maintain ties with her siblings in a way that avoids their harm, and rejoice in the blessing and great reward of maintaining kinship ties.
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