What are the limits of maintaining kinship ties that necessitate visiting paternal and maternal cousins, and am I obligated to do so even if there is no harm in visiting them?
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The paternal uncle's daughter and the maternal uncle's daughter are among the kin whose ties must be maintained. Islamic law has not specified a particular measure for maintaining these ties; rather, the customary practice is the reference point for this. Therefore, if refraining from visiting them is considered a severance of ties, then visiting them becomes obligatory, provided that no religiously forbidden act results from the visit, such as seclusion with a non-, impermissible gazing, ostentatious display, or touching.
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