آثارُ صِلَةِ الرَّحِمِ The Benefits of Maintaing Relations With One’s Kin

3ـ فاطمةُ الزَّهراءُ (عَلَيهَا الّسَلامُ): فَرَضَ اللّه‏ُ صِلَةَ الأرحامِ مَنماةً لِلعدَدِ.

3– Fatima al-Zahra’ (AS) said, 'Allah made the maintenance of relations with one's kin obligatory in order to maintain growth in population.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 94, no. 23]
 

4ـ الإمامُ الحسينُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن سَرَّهُ أن يُنسَأ في أجَلِهِ ، ويُزادَ في رِزقِهِ ، فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَهُ.

4– Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, 'Whoever would like an increase in his lifespan and in his sustenance should maintain relations with his kin.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 91, no. 15]
 

5ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صِلَةُ الأرحامِ تُزَكِّي الأعمالَ وتُنْمِي الأموالَ ، وتَدفَعُ البَلوى ، وتُيَسِّرُ الحِسابَ وتُنسِئُ في الأجَلِ.

5– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Maintaining relations with one's kin purifies one's actions, brings about an increase in wealth, repels misfortunes, eases the account [on the Day of Resurrection], and delays one's appointed time of death .’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 150, no. 4]
 

6ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): صلةُ الأرحامِ تُحَسِّنُ الخُلُقَ وتُسَمِّحُ الكَفَّ وتُطَيِّبُ النَّفْسَ ، وتَزِيدُ في الرّزقِ وتُنسِئُ في الأجَلِ .

6– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Maintaining relations with one's kin improves one's character, brings about open-handedness and cheerfulness, increases in one's sustenance, and delays one's appointed time of death.’[al-Kafi, p. 152, no. 12]
 

7ـ الإمامُ الهاديُّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَمّا كَلَّمَ اللّه‏ُ عزّوجلّ موسى ابنَ عِمرانَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) قالَ موسى: إلهي ... ما جَزاءُ مَن وَصَلَ رَحِمَهُ ؟ قالَ: يا موسى، أنسَأُ لَهُ أجَلَهُ، واُهَوِّنُ علَيهِ سَكَراتِ المَوتِ.

7– Imam al-Hadi (AS) said, 'When Allah allowed [Prophet] Moses son of Amran (AS) to converse with Him, Moses (AS) asked, 'My God, what is the reward of one who maintains relations with his kin?’ He replied, 'O Moses, I delay the appointed time of his death, and ease the pangs of death for him.’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 173, no. 8]