Is it permissible to refrain from visiting relatives for the purpose of maintaining family ties, in order to avoid potential discord with their daughters?
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Allah has commanded the joining of kin (Silat al-Rahim) and prohibited its severance, for "a severer of kinship ties will not enter Paradise." The has not specified a particular method or extent for maintaining kinship ties; rather, it varies according to circumstances and customs. So, whatever is considered a connection (silah) by custom, then it is a connection. This connection should not involve anything that violates the Sharia, such as impermissible mixing (ikhtilat) or shaking hands with non-mahrams, or anything that leads to corruption (mafsadah). Instead, visits should occur in the presence of the husband or a .
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