Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 280 of 372
Prohibition of Breaking ties and Relationships
The Book of the Prohibited Actions – Chapter 280 : Ahadith 1591 – 1597
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
إِنَّمَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ إِخۡوَةٞ
“The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islamic religion). So make reconciliation between your brothers.”
[Al-Ḥujurāt 49:10]
وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى ٱلۡبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقۡوَىٰ
“But do not help one another in sin and transgression.”
[Al-Mā’idah 5:2]
1591 Anas bin Malik (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Do not desert (stop talking to) one another, do not nurse hatred towards one another, do not be jealous of one another, and become as fellow brothers and slaves of Allah. It is not lawful for a Muslim to stop talking to his brother (Muslim) for more than three days.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
1592 Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to desert (stop talking to) his brother beyond three nights, the one turning one way and the other turning to the other way when they meet, the better of the two is one who is the first to greet the other.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
1593 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “People’s deeds are presented before Allah on Mondays and Thursdays, and then every slave (of Allah) is granted forgiveness (of minor sins) if he does not associate anything with Allah in worship. But the person in whose heart there is rancour against his brother, will not be pardoned. With regard to them, it is said twice: `Hold these two until they are reconciled‘.”[Muslim].
1594 Jabir (radiyallahu anhu) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying, “The Satan has despaired of being worshipped by those who engage in prayer in the Arabian Peninsula but (has not lost hope) in creating dissension among them.”[Muslim].
1595 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to forsake his (Muslim) brother beyond three days; and whosoever does so for more than three days, and then dies, will certainly enter the Hell.”[Abu Dawud].
1596 Abu Khirash Hadrad bin Abu Hadrad Al-Aslami (radiyallahu anhu) said: I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, “Whosoever forsakes his brother for a year is like one who sheds his blood.”[Abu Dawud].
1597 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “It is not permissible for a believer to forsake his (Muslim) brother for more than three days. If three days have passed, he should meet him and greet him; and if other responds to it they will both share the reward; but if he does not respond, he will bear his sin and the one who (has taken the initiative to) greet (the other) will be absolved of the sin of forsaking (one’s brother in Faith).”[Abu Dawud].