Lokacin da Allah (SWT) ya hana ƙabilanci na zamanin Jahiliyya, Ya hana shi ne kawai ya zama ɗaurin dangantaka tsakanin 'ya'yan Al'ummah, kuma Ya hana shi ya mallaki dangantakar Musulmi da juna. Sai dai Ya umarci mutane su ci gaba da zumunci da danginsu, kuma su nuna musu alheri. An ruwaito cewa wani mutum ya tambayi Annabi ﷺ: "Ga wa zan nuna alheri?" Ya ce: "Mahaifiyarka, mahaifinka, 'yar'uwarka da ɗan'uwanka." A wata riwayar kuma: "Da kuma dangin ka na kusa da kai (Mawla), wanda ya fi kusa da kai, a matsayin haƙƙi da wajibi da kuma dangantakar zumunci (Rahm) wadda ya kamata ka nuna wa alheri." Asma'u 'yar Abu Bakr ta ce: "Mahaifiyata, wadda take mushrikiya, ta zo wurina a lokacin yarjejeniyar da ke tsakanin Musulmi da Quraishawa. Sai na je neman shawarar Annabi ﷺ, na ce: 'Mahaifiyata ta zo, kuma tana fatan (samun) alherina.' Annabi ﷺ ya ce: 'Na'am, ki yi wa mahaifiyarki alheri.'"

When Allah (swt) forbade the tribalism of Jahiliyah He only forbade that tribalism should be the bond between the sons of the Ummah, and He forbade that it controls the relationships amongst the Muslims. However, He ordered people to maintain contact with relatives and show kindness to them. It has been reported that a man asked the Prophet (pbuh) : “who shall I show kindness to?” He said: “Your mother, father, sister and brother.” In another version: “And your (Mawla) relation who is closer to you, as a right and duty and a tie of relationship (Rahm) which you should be kind to.” Asmaa bint Abu Bakr said: “My mother who was a pagan, came to see me during the period of the treaty between the Muslims and Quraish. I went to seek the advice of the Prophet (pbuh) saying: ‘My mother has arrived and she is hoping (for my favour).” The Prophet said: “Yes, be good to your mother”.

Musulunci ya raba dangin mutum zuwa rukuni biyu: na farko su ne dangin da ake iya gadon su idan sun mutu. Na biyu su ne dangin ta bangaren uwa (Ulu al-Arham). Masu hakkin gado su ne wadanda aka ba su kason gado da aka kayyade (Ashab al-Furud) da kuma dangin bangaren uba (Asabat). Dangin bangaren uwa (Ulu al-Arham) kuwa sun bambanta da wadannan; su ne wadanda ba su da rabon gado, kuma ba sa cikin dangin bangaren uba. Sun hada da nau'i goma: kawun uwa (Khal) da kanwar uwa (Khala), mahaifin uwa (Jadd li al-umm), dan 'ya mace da dan 'yar uwa, 'yar dan'uwa, 'yar kawun uba da 'yar goggo, kawun uba na rabin jini, dan rabin dan'uwa, da duk wanda ya ce shi daya ne daga cikinsu. Allah (SWT) bai ba wadannan mutane wani rabo a gadon mutum ba, kuma kula da su ba wajibi ba ne a kan mutum. Duk da haka, Allah (SWT) ya umurci a kiyaye zumunci da kyautatawa dukkan 'yan uwa. Jabir (RA) ya ruwaito cewa Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Idan wani daga cikinku talaka ne, to ya fara da kansa; idan kuma wani daga cikinku yana da abin da ya wuce bukatarsa, to ya ciyar da iyalinsa; idan kuma akwai abin da ya wuce haka, to ya ba da shi ga 'yan uwansa." Abu Ayyub ya ruwaito cewa wani mutum ya ce wa Annabi ﷺ: "Ka gaya mini wani aiki da zai sa in shiga Aljanna." Mutane suka ce: "Me ya same shi? Me ya same shi?" Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Yana da bukata." Sai ya ce: "(Domin shiga Aljanna) ka bauta wa Allah, kada ka hada Shi da komai, ka tsayar da sallah yadda ya kamata, ka bayar da zakka, kuma ka kiyaye zumunci da 'yan uwanka." Don haka ya umurci a kiyaye zumunci. Ana iya tambaya: su wane ne 'yan uwan da aka ambata a cikin wadannan hadisai? Shin su ne kawai dangin uwa (Ulu al-Arham) ko kuma duk wanda yake da dangantaka da rahm ɗin mutum? Hadisai suna nuna cewa kiyaye zumunci ya haɗa da duk dangi, ko sun kasance dangi na mahram (waɗanda ba a iya aure da su), ko wanda ba mahram ba daga cikin Asaba (dangin gefen uba), ko dangi daga gefen uba. Akwai hadisai da dama game da kiyaye zumunci (Silat ar-rahm). Ya ce ﷺ: "Wanda ya yanke zumunci da dangi ba zai shiga Aljanna ba." Anas ɗan Malik ya ruwaito cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Duk wanda yake son a ƙara masa arziki, kuma a tsawaita rayuwarsa, to ya kiyaye zumunci da dangin sa na jini." Abu Hurairah ya ruwaito cewa Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Allah ya halicci halittunsa, kuma idan ya gama, sai rahm ta tashi ta ce: 'Ina neman kariya gare Ka daga yanke zumunci (al-qat'iah).' Sai Allah ya ce: 'Ba ka yarda cewa Ni in ba wanda ya kiyaye zumuncinka alheri, kuma in hana alherina ga wanda ya yanke zumuncinka ba?' Sai ta ce: 'Eh, ya Ubangijina!' Sai Allah (SWT) ya ce: 'To, wannan naka ne.' Sai Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce:

Islam has divided the relations into two catogaries; firstly the relations from whom it is possible to inherit when they die. And secondly the relatives from the maternal side (Ulu al-Arham). As for the ones who have the right to inherit they are the ones entitled to a statutory portion of inheritance (Ashab al-Furud) and the agnate relations (relatives on the paternal side) (Asabat). As for relatives on the mothers side (Ulu al-Arham) they are different from the former; they are the ones who have no share in inheritance nor are they from the agnate relations. They include ten categories: The maternal uncle (Khal) and aunt (Khala), maternal grandfather (Jadd li al-umm), son of the daughter and son of the sister, daughter of the brother, daughter of the paternal uncle and paternal aunt, and the half paternal uncle, son of the half brother and whoever declares to be one of them. Allah (swt) did not give those people any share in the inheritance of the person nor is their maintenance an obligation on the person. However Allah (swt) ordered the maintaining of good relations and being kind to all the relatives. Jabir (ra) narrated that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “If any one of you is poor let Him start with Himself and if any one of you has surplus (wealth) let Him spend on his family, and if any of you has further surplus let Him spend it on his relatives.” Narrated Abu Ayyub: A man said to the Prophet (pbuh) “Tell me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise .” The people said, “What is the matter with Him? What is the matter with Him?” The Prophet (pbuh) said, “He has something to ask”. The Prophet (pbuh) said: “(In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and do not ascribe any partners to Him, offer prayer perfectly, pay the Zakat and keep good relations with your Kith and kin.” Thus, He ordered the keeping of good relations. It may be asked: Who are the relations meant in these Ahadith? Are they only the maternal side (Ulu al-Arham) or anyone related to the Rahm of the person! The Ahadith indicate that keeping good relations include all the relatives whether they are relatives from the unmarriageable degrees (Mahram), a non-Mahram from the Asaba (relations on the paternal side/agnates) or the relatives from the maternal side. There exist a number of Ahadith concerning the keeping of good relations (Silat ar-rahm). He (pbuh) said: “The one who severes ties with the relations will not enter Paradise”. It was narrated by Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Whoever loves that He be granted more wealth, and that his lease of life be prolonged, then He should keep good relations with his kith and kin”. It is narrated by Abu Hurayra that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Allah created his creation, and when He finished it, the womb got up and said, I seek refuge with you from Al-qatia (ties being severed with me).” On that Allah (pbuh) said: “Don’t you accept that I bestow my favours on Him who keeps your ties, and withhold My favours from Him who severes your ties?” On that it said, “Yes, Oh my Lord!” Then Allah (swt) said: “That is for you”. Then the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:

"Idan kuna so, ku karanta: Shin fa, idan aka ba ku iko, za ku yi barna a bayan ƙasa, ku yanke zumuncinku?" [Muhammad: 22] Ya ce: "Mai ƙulla zumunci (Al-Wasil) ba shi ne wanda ke biyan kyautatawar da 'yan uwansa suka yi masa ba, amma Al-Wasil shi ne wanda ke kula da zumunci da waɗancan 'yan uwan da suka yanke zumunci da shi." ﷺ Duk wannan yana nuna kwaɗaitarwa a kan kiyaye zumunci da 'yan uwa.

“If you wish, you can recite: Would you then if you were given authority, do mischief in the land and sever your ties of kinship?” [Muhammmad: 22] He (pbuh) said: “The Al-wasil (the one who keeps good ties with kith and kin) is not the one who recompenses the good done to Him by his relatives, but Al-Wasil is the one who keeps good relations with those relatives who had severed the bond of kinship with Him.” All of this indicates the exhortation to keep good relations with kith and kin.

Silat ar-Rahm (kiyaye zumunci) yana nuna muhimmancin abin da Allah (SWT) ya shar'anta game da kiyaye kyakkyawar alaka da abota a cikin al'ummar Musulunci, da kiyaye kyakkyawar mu'amala da hadin kai tsakanin 'yan uwa, da kuma yadda Shari'ar Musulunci ta damu wajen tsara haduwar maza da mata da tsara abin da ya biyo bayan wannan haduwa ta fuskar dangantaka (Alaqat) da duk abin da ya reshe daga cikinta. Saboda haka, Shari'ar Musulunci, ta hanyar dokokin da ta shar'anta a bangaren zamantakewa a cikin al'umma, tana samar da mafi kyawun tsarin zamantakewa ga bil'adama.

The Silat ar-Rahm (keeping good relations) indicates the importance of what Allah (swt) has legislated regarding the keeping of good and friendly relations within the Islamic community, in the maintaining of good relations and co-operation between relatives, and the extent of the Shari’ah concern to organise the meeting of men and women and organise what results from this meeting in terms of the relationships (Alaqat) and whatever branches out from it. Hence the Islamic Shar’a, through the rules which it legislated for the social aspect in the society, provides the best social system for mankind.