Is the paternal uncle's wife considered among the kin whom one is obliged to keep ties with, and is a person sinful if she refuses to speak with him due to a family dispute after he attempted to clarify, and he decided to ignore her and suffice with maintaining ties of kinship with the paternal uncle and his children?
The paternal uncle's wife is not considered a kin (dhawu al-rahm) whose ties are obligatory to maintain. Therefore, one does not incur sin by not speaking to her, especially if the refusal to speak comes from her side. However, it is not permissible to abuse or wrong her.
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