Tawoos (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated: It was asked from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the explanation of this verse: «ما أسألكم عليه من أجر إلا المودة في القربى» "I do not ask you for any reward for this (invitation and preaching) except love for kinship." So Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) said: By kinship is meant the family of Muhammad (peace be upon him). Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: You have been hasty, you have been hasty, because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not from the offspring of Quraysh except that he had kinship among them, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Maintain the ties of kinship that exist between me and them."