Is it better to obtain the full right and punish those who usurped rights, even if it leads to severing kinship ties, or to relinquish part of the right out of concern for maintaining kinship ties and preserving affection, especially in the context of family disputes?

Many texts encourage forgiveness of rights, and some scholars have gone so far as to recommend it absolutely, citing the Almighty's saying: {And those who restrain anger and pardon people—and Allah loves the doers of good.}. They believe that forgiving the oppressor is an act of goodness and charity, and that Allah Almighty rewards those who give charity and does not let the reward of the doers of good be lost, emphasizing that forgiveness increases a servant's honor.

Others believe that forgiveness is not always better. Taking one's right (victory) might be better if forgiveness would lead to an increase in the oppressor's tyranny, or if victory would reduce or eliminate oppression, or serve as a lesson to others, whereas taking one's right is not considered a severance of kinship ties.

As for kinship ties, it is obligatory for the husband to maintain ties with his maternal uncle and not sever them, even if he is an oppressor, because the one who maintains ties is not the one who reciprocates, but rather the one who maintains ties when his kinship is severed. Maintaining ties with an oppressive relative brings Allah's aid to the one who maintains them.