It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Indeed, when Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, finished creating the creation, the womb (kinship) stood up and took hold of the haqw (waist) of the Most Merciful. Allah said: 'Stop.' It said: 'This is the station of one who seeks refuge with You from being severed.' Allah said: 'Are you not pleased that I join (with My mercy) whoever joins you, and cut off whoever cuts you off?'" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite, if you wish, from: 'Would you then, if you turned away, cause corruption on the earth and sever your ties of kinship?' up to: 'Do they not then reflect upon the Qur'an?' [Surah Muhammad: 22-24] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.