Is it permissible to refrain from visiting relatives for the purpose of maintaining family ties, in order to avoid potential discord with their daughters?
Allah has commanded the joining of kin (Silat al-Rahim) and prohibited its severance, for "a severer of kinship ties will not enter Paradise." The Sharia has not specified a particular method or extent for maintaining kinship ties; rather, it varies according to circumstances and customs. So, whatever is considered a connection (silah) by custom, then it is a connection. This connection should not involve anything that violates the Sharia, such as impermissible mixing (ikhtilat) or shaking hands with non-mahrams, or anything that leads to corruption (mafsadah). Instead, visits should occur in the presence of the husband or a mahram.
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