the Prophet said: "Merely maintaining the ties of kinship is not adequate. But connecting the ties of kinship is when his ties to the womb are severed and he connects it."
Reference: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1908 In-book : Book 27, Hadith 14 English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1908
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