Maintaining family ties with relatives who are not interested in maintaining family ties
Question
As a Muslim, one should maintain contact with relatives. But what if the relatives do not have adab and akhlaq or are not interest in holding contact with me? What should I do about this?
Answer
Just meet them briefly and move on, you will be blessed with maintaining a good relationship. The blessings are immense. Why should you deprive yourself because of their behaviour?
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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