وعنه
أن رجلاً قَالَ: يَا رَسُول الله! إنّ لِي قَرابةً أصِلُهُمْ وَيَقْطَعُوني، وَأُحْسِنُ إلَيْهِمْ وَيُسِيئُونَ إلَيَّ، وَأحْلَمُ عَنْهُمْ وَيَجْهَلُونَ عَلَيَّ، فَقَالَ: «لَئِنْ كُنْتَ كَمَا قُلْتَ، فَكأنَّمَا تُسِفُّهُمْ الْمَلَّ، وَلا يَزَالُ مَعَكَ مِنَ اللهِ ظَهِيرٌ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا دُمْتَ عَلَى ذلِكَ»
A man said to Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam): “I have relatives with whom I try to keep the ties of relationship but they sever relations with me; and whom I treat kindly but they treat me badly, I am gentle with them but they are rough to me.” He (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied, “If you are as you say, it is as if you are feeding them hot ashes, and you will be with a supporter against them from Allah as long as you continue to do so”.