It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Allah will have mercy on those who are merciful, so be merciful to those on the earth so that the One in the heavens will have mercy on you. (In reality) mercy (i.e., maintaining ties of kinship) is a branch of the Most Merciful. Whoever joins it, Allah will join him, and whoever cuts it off, Allah will cut him off.”

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When I took possession of the weapons of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I found a piece of paper in the sword of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), in which it was written: "Maintain ties with the one who severs relations with you, treat well the one who treats you badly, and speak the truth even if it is against yourself."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: Sayyiduna Abu Darda Laysi (may Allah be pleased with him) fell ill, and Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) came to visit him. Abu Darda said: (This Abdur Rahman) is the best and most devoted in maintaining ties. O Abu Muhammad! Do you know? Abdur Rahman said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Allah the Exalted said: I am Allah and I am the Most Merciful (Rahman). I created the womb (i.e., kinship) and derived its name from My own name. Whoever maintains it, I will maintain him, and whoever cuts it off, I will cut him off.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), he states that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Among the commands of Allah that are followed, there is nothing for which reward is given more quickly than maintaining ties of kinship, and there is no (sin) for which punishment is given more quickly than oppression and severing ties of kinship. And a false oath lays waste to lands."

Narrated from Sayyiduna Jarir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a relative goes to another relative and asks for something extra that Allah Almighty has given him, but he is stingy (and does not give), then on the Day of Resurrection a snake will be brought out from Hell for such a person, which will have its tongue out and will be called «شجاع» , and it will be made into a collar for that person."