They Severed Ties With Him Because He Refused to Fulfill Their Rights

Question :

I have three aunts (my father's sisters); the oldest lives next door to us, the next lives with her daughter, and the last with her husband. All three of them have severed all ties with me for a dispute between us. The four of us have jointly inherited a land; they wanted to sell that land without my permission and without any of us knowing their share in that land. I convinced the buyer and returned to him the money he paid my aunts, but I don't benefit from the price of the properties. I traveled and left them to take the proceeds of the crops from the land and to live in the house, on the condition that they don't do anything to the land (for example, selling it). After they severed ties with me, I have isolated myself from them, but I fear that I will be punished for breaking ties with my family. What is the ruling in this situation?

Answer:

Preventing your aunts from selling their share of your A father's property was transgression and wrong on your part. Each one of them has the legitimate right to do as she pleases with her wealth. So the severing of ties that has resulted because of you. You must seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to him from this great sin. Also, visit them and ask them to forgive you. For Allâh Almighty has ordered us to keep our relations. He said:
"And have Taqwa of Allah through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and revere the wombs."

"And give to the kinsman his due.."

The scholars agree that nurturing the ties of relation is obligatory and breaking them off is unlawful. It is recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and others, from Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said:
"Whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day, then let him honor his guest. And whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day then let him join ties with his relatives (by being good to them)."

Source:
The Permanent Committee
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 7 Pages 362-363