Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Near Relatives and Keeping or Cutting Off Ties with Them

Volume 1 43 narrations
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hadith 3885
Imam Ali (AS) said, By keeping ties with near relatives, blessings flow forth [abundantly].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِصِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ تَسْتَدِرُّ النِّعَمُ
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hadith 3886
Imam Ali (AS) said, By cutting off ties with near relatives, [divine] retributions are brought down.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِقَطيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ تُسْتَجْلَبُ النِّقَمُ
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hadith 3887
Imam Ali (AS) said, The kindness of a person towards his near relatives is a [form of] charity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِرُّ الرَّجُلِ ذَوي رَحِمِهِ صَدَقَةٌ
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hadith 3888
Imam Ali (AS) said, The protection of blessings is in keeping ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حِراسَةُ النِّعَمِ في صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ
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hadith 3889
Imam Ali (AS) said, The descending of [divine] retributions is in cutting off ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُلُولُ النِّقَمِ في قَطيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ
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hadith 3890
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a near relative is farther away than one who is distant [or unrelated].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ قَريب أبْعدُ مِنْ بَعيد
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hadith 3891
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many ties are better to cut off than to keep.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ مُواصَلَة خَيْرٌ مِنْها القَطيعَةُ
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hadith 3892
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sometimes [certain] ties may result in heavy burdens [and obligations].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ مُواصَلَة أدَّتْ إلى تَثْقيل
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hadith 3893
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives makes blessings flow forth and repels calamities.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ تُدِرُّ النِّعَمَ وَ تَدْفَعُ النِّقَمَ
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hadith 3894
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives is one of the best practices.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ مِنْ أحسَنِ الشِّيَمِ
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hadith 3895
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives makes the numbers grow and multiplies the blessings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ مَنْماةٌ لِلْعَدَدِ مَثْراةٌ لِلنِّعَمِ
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hadith 3896
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives hurts the enemy and protects one from falling into evil places of destruction.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ تَسُوءُ العَدُوَّ وتَقي مَصارِعَ السُّوءِ
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hadith 3897
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives produces wealth and delays death.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الأرحامِ تُثْمِرُ الأمْوالَ وَ تُنْسِيُ فِي الآجالِ
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hadith 3898
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives brings about love and restrains the enemy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ تُوجِبُ المَحَبَّةَ وَ تَكْبِتُ العَدُوَّ
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hadith 3899
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives increases [ones] lifespan and makes wealth grow [and multiply].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ تُوَسِّعُ الآجالَ وَ تُنْمِي الأمْوالَ
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hadith 3900
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives is a means of increasing wealth and a raiser of [good] deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الأرحامِ مِثْراةٌ فِي الأموالِ مِرْفَعَةٌ لِلأعْمالِ
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hadith 3901
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives is from the best practices of the honourable ones.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الأرْحامِ مِنْ أفْضَلِ شِيَمِ الكِرامِ
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hadith 3902
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives makes blessings flourish and repels [divine] retributions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ عِمارَةُ النِّعَمِ وَ دِفاعَةُ النِّقَمِ
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hadith 3903
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives makes the numbers grow and results in eminence.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ تُنْمِي العَدَدَ وَ تُوجِبُ السُّؤْدَدَ
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hadith 3904
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is neglected by the near one is [made dear to and] supported by the distant [unrelated] one.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ضَيَّعَهُ الأقْرَبُ اُقيحَ لَهُ الأبْعَدُ
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hadith 3905
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who wrongs his near relative has indeed disgraced his honour.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ جَفا أهْلَ رَحِمِهِ فَقَدْ شانَ كَرَمَهُ
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hadith 3906
Imam Ali (AS) said, Part of honour is keeping ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنَ الكَرَمِ صِلَةُ الرَّحِمِ
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hadith 3907
Imam Ali (AS) said, In keeping ties with near relatives there is the safeguarding of blessings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ حِراسَةُ النِّعَمِ
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hadith 3908
Imam Ali (AS) said, In cutting off ties with near relatives there is the coming down of [divine] retributions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في قَطيعةِ الرَّحِمِ حُلُولُ النِّقَمِ
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hadith 3909
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping ties with near relatives is a means of growing the numbers.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَصِلَةَ الأرْحامِ مَنْماةً لِلْعَدَدِ
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hadith 3910
Imam Ali (AS) said, Cutting off ties with near relatives brings [divine] retributions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَطيعةُ الرَّحِمِ تَجْلُبُ النِّقَمَ
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hadith 3911
Imam Ali (AS) said, Cutting off ties with near relatives is one of the ugliest practices.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَطيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ مِنْ أقْبَحِ الشِّيَمِ
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hadith 3912
Imam Ali (AS) said, Cutting off ties with near relatives causes the cessation of blessings.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَطيعةُ الرَّحِمِ تُزيلُ النِّعَمَ
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hadith 3913
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no increase [in wealth] with cutting off ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ مَعَ قَطيعَةِ الرَّحِمِ نَماءٌ
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hadith 3914
Imam Ali (AS) said, No one is considered close by the one who cuts off ties with his near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ لِقاطِعِ رَحِم قَريبٌ
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hadith 3915
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is not part of honour to cut off ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَيْسَ مِنَ الكَرَمِ قَطيعةُ الرَّحِمِ
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hadith 3916
Imam Ali (AS) said, Honour your family, for indeed they are your wings by which you fly, and your origin to which you return, and your hand by which you attack [the enemy].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْرِمْ عشيَرتَكَ فَإنَّهُمْ جَناحُكَ الَّذي بِهِ تَطيرُ وَ أصْلُكَ الَّذي إلَيهِ تَصيرُ وَ يَدُكَ الَّتي بِها تَصُولُ
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hadith 3917
Imam Ali (AS) said, Honour your near relatives, revere the forbearing from among them, be patient with the foolish among them and lighten the burden for the poor among them, for verily they are the best means of support [and assistance] in times of difficulty and ease.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْرِمْ ذَوي رَحِمِكَ وَ وَقِّرْ حَليمَهُمْ وَ احْلُمْ عَنْ سَفيِهِهِمْ وَ تَيَسَّرْ لِمُعسِرِهِمْ فَإنَّهُمْ لَكَ نِعْمَ العُدَّةُ فِي الشِدَّةِ والرَّخاءِ
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hadith 3918
Imam Ali (AS) said, The best practice is keeping ties with near relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أفْضَلُ الشِّيَمِ صِلَةُ الأرْحامِ
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hadith 3919
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed when near relatives are in contact, they become kind to each other.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الرَّحِمَ إذا تماسَّتْ تَعاطَفَتْ
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hadith 3920
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily keeping ties with near relatives is from the obligatory acts of Islam, and Allah, the Glorified, has commanded that they should be honoured, and He, the Most High, keeps ties with the one who keeps ties with them and cuts off ties with the one who cuts off ties with them and honours the one who honours them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ صِلَةَ الأرْحامِ لَمِنْ مُوجِباتِ الإسْلامِ وإنَّ اللّهَ سُبحانَهُ أمَرَ بِإكْرامِها وَ إنَّهُ تعالى يَصِلُ مَنْ وَصَلَها وَ يَقْطَعُ مَنْ قَطَعَها وَ يُكْرِمُ مَنْ أكرَمَها
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hadith 3921
Imam Ali (AS) said, Making false accusations is the first step in cutting off ties.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : التَّجَنّي أوَّلُ القَطيعَةِ
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hadith 3922
Imam Ali (AS) said, Beware! None of you should ever abandon [any of] his near relatives whom he finds in [a state of] poverty and [neither should he] desist in helping them with that which will not increase if he withholds it nor will it decrease if he spends it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا لايَعدِلَنَّ أحَدُكُمْ عَنِ القَرابَةِ يَرى بِهَا الخَصاصَةَ أنْ يَسُدَّها بِالَّذي لايَزيدُهُ إنْ أمْسَكَهُ وَ لايَنْقُصُهُ إنْ أنْفَقَهُ
Tags Relatives/KinshipThe Poor and NeedySpending in God's Path
hadith 3923
Imam Ali (AS) said, False accusation is the messenger of severance of ties.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : التَّجَنّي رَسُولُ القَطيعَةِ
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hadith 3924
Imam Ali (AS) said, He who cuts off ties [with near relatives] does not believe in Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما آمَنَ بِاللّهِ مَنْ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهُ
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hadith 3925
Imam Ali (AS) said, How ugly is cutting off ties after establishing them, and alienation after brotherhood, and enmity after goodwill, and the disappearance of affinity after it had been strengthened.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أقْبَحَ القَطيعَةَ بَعْدَ الصِّلَةِ وَ الجَفاءَ بَعْدَ الإخاءِ وَ العَداوَةَ بَعْدَ الصَّفاءِ وَ زَوالَ الاُلْفَةِ بَعْدَ اسْتِحْكامِها
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hadith 3926
Imam Ali (AS) said, Who will ever trust you when you are disloyal to your near relatives?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ ذَا الَّذي يَثِقُ بِكَ إذا غَدَرْتَ بِذَوي رَحِمِكَ
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hadith 3927
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a distant one is closer than every near one.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ بَعيد أقْرَبُ مِنْ كُلِّ قريب
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