当安拉(SWT)禁止蒙昧时期的部族主义时,祂只是禁止将其作为穆斯林乌玛之子之间的纽带,并禁止它支配穆斯林之间的关系。然而,祂命令人们保持与亲属的联系,并对他们表示善待。据传,有一人问先知ﷺ:"我应当善待谁?"他说:"你的母亲、父亲、姐妹和兄弟。"在另一个版本中:"还有与你关系更近的亲戚,这是一种权利和义务,也是你应当善待的血缘联系(Rahm)。"艾斯玛·宾特·艾布·伯克尔说:"我的母亲是一位多神教徒,在穆斯林与古莱氏之间的和约期间来看望我。我便去向先知ﷺ请教,说:'我的母亲来了,她希望(得到我的照顾)。'先知ﷺ说:'是的,你要善待你的母亲。'"

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”.

伊斯兰教将亲属关系分为两类：第一类是死后可以继承遗产的亲属；第二类是母系亲属（Ulu al-Arham，乌鲁·阿尔-阿尔哈姆）。有权继承的人包括有法定份额的继承人（Ashab al-Furud，阿绥哈卜·富鲁德）和父系亲属（Asabat，阿绥卜特）。而母系亲属（Ulu al-Arham）与前者不同：他们既没有遗产份额，也不属于父系亲属。他们包括十类人：舅舅（Khal）和姨母（Khala）、母亲的父亲（Jadd li al-umm）、女儿之子和姐妹之子、兄弟之女、伯叔和姑母的女儿、同父异母的伯叔，以及同父异母兄弟之子，还有自称属于其中某一类的人。安拉（SWT）没有给这些人分配遗产份额，也不规定须由当事人供养他们。然而，安拉（SWT）命令人们维系良好的亲属关系，并善待所有亲属。 贾比尔（ra）传述，先知（ﷺ）说：“你们中若有人贫穷，就应先从自己开始供养；若有人有余财，就应用来供养家人；若还有剩余，就应用来周济亲属。” 艾卜·艾尤卜传述：有人对先知（ﷺ）说：“请告诉我一件能使我进入乐园的善功。”人们说：“他怎么了？他怎么了？”先知（ﷺ）说：“他有事要问。”先知（ﷺ）说：“（为了进入乐园）你应当崇拜安拉，不以任何物配祂，谨守拜功，完成天课，并维系与你的亲属的良好关系。”因此，先知（ﷺ）命令人们维系良好的亲属关系。 可能会有人问：这些圣训中所说的亲属究竟是指哪些人？ 它们只指母系一方的亲属(Ulu al-Arham),还是指与此人有血缘关系(Rahm)的任何人?圣训表明,维系良好关系包括所有亲属,无论他们是不可通婚关系中的亲属(Mahram)、父系一方的亲属(Asaba,即男系亲属中非Mahram者),还是母系一方的亲属。关于维系亲情(Silat ar-rahm)的圣训有很多。先知ﷺ说:"断绝亲属关系的人不会进入天堂。"安斯·本·马立克传述,安拉的使者ﷺ说:"谁希望自己的财富增加、寿命延长,就应当与他的亲属保持良好的关系。"艾布·胡莱赖传述,先知ﷺ说:"安拉创造了万物,造完之后,子宫站起来说:'我求你庇护我,使我不被断绝关系。'"安拉说:"你不愿意吗?我会赐恩给与你保持关系的人,也会断绝与断绝你关系的人的恩惠。"它说:"是的,我的主啊!"于是安拉说:"这就是你的了。"然后安拉的使者ﷺ说:

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:

“如果你愿意，可以诵读：{你们若掌权，岂不在地上作恶，断绝亲属关系吗？}”[穆罕默德章：22] 他（愿主赐福他并使他平安）说：“能维系亲情的人，并不是那种回报亲属对他的善待的人，而是那种与曾经断绝与他关系的亲属依然保持良好联系的人。”以上所有这些都表明，应当与亲属保持良好的关系。

“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.

"صلة الرحم"（保持亲属关系）表明了真主（SWT）所立法的内容的重要性，即在伊斯兰社会中保持良好、友善的关系，维护亲属之间的良好关系与合作；同时也表明伊斯兰教法关注如何组织男女之间的交往，以及由此产生的各种关系（Alaqat）及其延伸出的种种事务。因此，伊斯兰教法通过其为社会层面所制定的规则，为人类提供了最好的社会制度。 Note: the Arabic term "صلة الرحم" in the original is "Silat ar-Rahm" transliterated; I've rendered it with its meaning as the translation.

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.