It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he said: A man came to the service of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have some relatives. I maintain ties with them, but they sever relations with me. I treat them well, but they treat me badly. They behave ignorantly (quarrel) with me, and I deal with them with patience and forbearance. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "If it is as you say, then it is as if you are putting hot ashes into their mouths. And as long as you remain in this state, a helper from Allah against them will always be with you."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: "I am the Most Merciful (Rahman) and I have created the womb (rahm), and I have derived its name from My Name. Whoever joins it, I will join him, and whoever severs it, I will sever him."

It is narrated from Abu Anbas, he states that I went to Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) at "Wahat", that is, the land he had in Taif. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) bent his finger before us and said: "Kinship is a branch that has come from the Most Merciful. Whoever maintains it, (Allah) will maintain him, and whoever breaks it, He will break him. On the Day of Resurrection, it will have a tongue that will speak rapidly."

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The womb (rahm) is derived from the name of Allah. Whoever maintains its ties, Allah will maintain ties with him, and whoever severs it, Allah will sever ties with him."