Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 304

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بَابُ الصِّدْقِ.

Chapter on Sincerity.

غَيْرُ مُقَيَّدٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُحْمَلُ عَلَى الْعُرْفِ، فَمَا جَرَى الْعُرْفُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ صِلَةٌ فَهُوَ صِلَةٌ، وَهَذَا يَخْتَلِفُ بِاخْتِلَافِ الْأَشْخَاصِ وَالْأَحْوَالِ وَالْأَزْمَانِ وَالْأَمَاكِنِ.

Since the term is unrestricted, it is interpreted according to custom. Whatever local custom deems as maintaining kinship ties is considered as such, and this varies by individual, circumstance, time, and place.

مَثَلًا إِذَا كَانَ قَرِيبُكَ مُسْتَغْنِيًا عَنْكَ وَصَحِيحَ الْبَدَنِ وَتَسْمَعُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى شَيْءٍ، فَهَذَا صِلَتُهُ لَوْ تَحَدَّدَتْ بِشَهْرٍ أَوْ شَهْرٍ وَنِصْفٍ وَمَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ صِلَةٌ بِعُرْفِنَا، وَذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ النَّاسَ - وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ - قَدِ اسْتَغْنَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ بَعْضٍ، وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ لَا يَجِدُ عَلَى الْآخَرِ، لَكِنْ لَوْ كَانَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ قَرِيبًا جِدًّا كَالْأَبِ، وَالْأُمِّ، وَالْأَخِ، وَالْعَمِّ؛ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى صِلَةٍ أَكْثَرَ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَوْ كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَإِنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى صِلَةٍ أَكْثَرَ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَوْ مَرِضَ فَإِنَّهُ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى صِلَةٍ أَكْثَرَ. وَهَكَذَا.

For instance, if a relative is self-sufficient, healthy, and has no apparent needs, then checking in on them once every month or six weeks—or similar intervals—is considered maintaining ties by our standards. People today, praise be to God, are generally self-sufficient and do not take offense at such gaps. However, if the relative is very close, such as a parent, sibling, or uncle, they require more frequent contact. The same applies if they are poor or ill; they require more attention.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (20 verbs · 41 nouns)

• حَمَلَ — to be interpreted
• جَرَى — to be customary
• اخْتَلَفَ — to differ
• بَابٌ — chapter
• صِدْقٌ — truthfulness
• عُرْفٌ — custom