By In-House Scholar
The True meaning of "SELEH RAHEM صله رحم"
We need to explain the word " Arham-ارحام" here,
And we think, the meaning of this word is kinship,
from what we assume from it.
Although we have to know,
that the relative of a believer(momin),
are only believers(momins),
Not necessarily, father or mother or the rest of the relatives.
God has named believers brothers of one another.
إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ - حجرات10
is referred اهل Even the word Ahl
to those people who follow particular principles and path.
For this reason even when the son of Prophet Noah
,who is not in his father's path
,(not only are not considered the Ahl-(people close to kin
Also from God's view is a non righteous deed
إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ إِنَّهُ **عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَالِحٍ** - هود46
Prophet Ibrahim when becomes certain
that his step father will not become a believer
completely distances himself from him
فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّلَّهِ تَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُ - توبه114
The prophet pbuh also, when some of his uncle's and their children
became his enemies
,Not only, severed his ties with them
,It reached a point that
,God reveals a surah against one of the prophet's uncle
who was his worst enemy, and confirms him and his wife the people of hell fire
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ - مسد1
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ - مسد3
وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ - مسد4
فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ - مسد5
,Hence when someone becomes a muslim
,only recognizes those as their brother and family
.who are similar in path and thinking
The rest of the people, whatever title they hold in regards to kinship/family
.Are only family at face value
The word Seleh Rahem as usual has been used wrongly
Because "Seleh" means union
And "Rahem" means kindness
Hence "Seleh Rahem" means Union of Kindness
The very condition that should be between believers
**رُحَمَاءُ** بَيْنَهُمْ - فتح29
.So, Seleh Rahem is establishing relations between believers
,Meaning, according to the indicated Quranic verse
Believers should always be kind to one another,
.and should preserve this union
In summary, Seleh Rahem is not necessarily having relationship with family and relatives
But means friendly relationship between other believers