لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَاطِعٌ
The person who severs the bond of kinship will not enter Paradise.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5984 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 5984
Book 78, Hadith 15
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Jubair ibn Mutim reports this complete warning. The source translation makes explicit that the severing described concerns kinship. The narration does not set out how to manage every difficult or unsafe family situation; this page offers no individual ruling or judgment on someone’s final fate. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 5984. The quoted wording is the English translation of the reported saying. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Consider a safe, constructive way to maintain a family connection. When the situation is harmful or complex, seek qualified guidance about responsibilities and boundaries.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.