Bismillah,
Alhamdulillah Wassalatu Wassalamu ^ala Sayidina Rasulillah,
Brothers and sisters, know that severing the ties of kinship is among the sins of the body, and it is a major sin. This is done by breaking the hearts of the relatives by refusing to be good-hearted financially if they need money, or by leaving out visiting them without an excuse. If one usually helps one’s relatives, then one lost the money, or one found a more urgent need for it, then one would not be sinful for not offering it to one’s relatives.
Allah, ta^ala, said in the Qur’an:
فَهَلْ عَسَيْتُمْ إِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ أَن تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَتُقَطِّعُوا أَرْحَامَكُمْ أُوْلَئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَعَنَهُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَصَمَّهُمْ وَأَعْمَى أَبْصَارَهُمْ
Fahal ^asaytum in tawallaytum an tufsidu fil-ardi wa tuqatti^u arhamakum. Ula’ika-lladhina la^anahumu-llahu fa’asammahum wa a^ma absarahum.
Ayahs 22-23 of Surat Muhammad dispraise those who blaspheme and cut off the ties of kinship.
The Prophet, sallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam, said:
لاَ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ قَاطِعٌ
La yadkhulul-Jannata qati^.
This means: “The one who severs the ties with the relatives will not be among the first to enter Paradise. Rather, this person will enter it after being tortured in Hellfire (i.e., if one dies as a Muslim).” (Narrated by al-Bukhariyy.)
Maintaining the ties of kinship: Kinship includes the relatives: aunts, uncles, and their children.
Visit those who visit you and those who don’t visit you from your relatives.
Allah knows best.