I say, and with God's success: Maintaining family ties is obligatory; greeting them, talking to them, congratulating them on the holiday, and visiting them on this blessed day is mandatory for each one of us, men and women, each according to their ability. As stated in Durar al-Hukam 1: 323, Allah, the Almighty, said in the sacred hadith regarding family ties: "Do you not wish that I connect with those who connect with you and cut off those who cut you off?" She said: "Yes, O Lord," He said: "Then that is it." In Sahih al-Bukhari 6: 134, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The womb is suspended from the Throne, saying: Whoever connects with me, Allah will connect with him, and whoever cuts me off, Allah will cut him off" in Sahih Muslim 4: 1981. He (peace be upon him) said: "A severer of ties will not enter Paradise" in Sahih al-Bukhari 8: 5, and Allah knows best.