Is it obligatory to keep strong ties with relatives?
Is our duty of silairahim an order like prayer and fasting? To what extent is it a binding order?
Silairahim is an obligatory order and it is forbidden to leave it. However, the duty of silairahim is not a fixed command such as prayer and sunnah. We can say that it is an order that is fulfilled through flexible rules according to the situation of both people. For example, while the duty of mutual care towards the father or grandmother can be seen as a complete concern and meeting every need, if the aunt or the aunt does not have anyone and urgently needs it, that level of concern is shown; otherwise, a warm relationship is satisfied. The believer's own special position and opportunities, who are asked to fulfill this order, are also an affecting situation. The duty of silairahim is sometimes a situation that can be done with a visit.