“Kinship will come on the Day of Resurrection and cling to the Most Merciful, exalted is He.” He said, “I fear that you have disbelieved.” He replied, “This is a Syrian. What business does he have with this?” I asked, “What do you say?” He replied, “Let every hadith stand as it has come down.”’

Abū Hurayrah also reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Kinship is an interwoven bond”—meaning that it has an attachment—“it draws near to the Most Merciful, exalted is He, and clings to the waist of the Most Merciful, exalted is He, saying, ‘O Allah, maintain ties with those who maintain ties with me, and sever ties with those who sever ties with me.’”

He continued: Ahmad spoke concerning the hadith about His kanaf; he was asked about