A conflict of loyalties may arise when a close relative is disfellowshipped. For example, a sister named Anne received a telephone call from her disfellowshipped mother.
ثَمَّةَ ثَلَاثُ صِفَاتٍ سَاعَدَتْ خُدَّامَ ٱللهِ زَمَنَ دَاوُدَ أَنْ يُحَافِظُوا عَلَى وَلَائِهِمْ ،‏ وَهِيَ ٱلتَّوَاضُعُ وَٱللُّطْفُ وَٱلشَّجَاعَةُ .‏