What should a son do who wishes to maintain kinship ties with his paternal half-siblings—who do not reciprocate this desire and exploit him—and with his maternal half-brother, whom his mother has disowned, knowing that his mother refuses any contact with her first son?

You must remove pride, for it is an attribute of God. Maintaining kinship ties is obligatory, and severing them is forbidden. You must maintain ties with your relatives even if they cut you off or mistreat you. The fact that you maintain ties with them despite their cutting you off and mistreating you means that God is with you. You should maintain ties with your paternal half-siblings and seek out your maternal half-brother to connect with him. Do not obey your mother if she forbids you from maintaining kinship ties, for obedience is only in what is good.