Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَرْطَاةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي ذَوِي أَرْحَامٍ أَصِلُ وَيَقْطَعُونَ وَأَعْفُو وَيَظْلِمُونَ وَأُحْسِنُ وَيُسِيئُونَ أَفَأُكَافِئُهُمْ قَالَ لَا إِذًا تُتْرَكُونَ جَمِيعًا وَلَكِنْ خُذْ بِالْفَضْلِ وَصِلْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُ لَنْ يَزَالَ مَعَكَ مِنْ اللَّهِ ظَهِيرٌ مَا كُنْتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ.
English Translation
Yazid told us: al-Hajjaj ibn Artat informed us, from Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have relatives with whom I maintain ties while they sever them, I pardon while they wrong me, and I am good to them while they mistreat me. Shall I repay them in kind?" He said, "No, then you would all be abandoned equally. Rather, take the better course and maintain ties with them, for a supporter from Allah will remain with you as long as you remain upon that."