Neighbour's Rights

Neighbour's Rights

(99) On the authority of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), who said:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:"Gabriel advised me to do good to the neighbour to the point I almost thought he would eventually advise me to make my neighbour my heir."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note (1): In Islam to good to the neighbour means: to visit him, to be kind to him, to help him when he needs help. If you buy things for your children try to buy the same things for your neighbours children. If you are not able to do that, do not show your neighbours children what you bought for your children, because they might feel bad. Note (2): If a neighbour is nice to his neighbours, and those neighbours are nice to the other neighbours. The world will be a better place.

(100) On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "He, who eats to his fill while his neighbour goes without food, is not a believer." (Shu'ab Al-Iman-Baihaqi)

Note: In Islam, "neighbour" refers to houses seven doors away each direction.

(101) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, his faith is incomplete', 'By Allah, he is not a perfect Muslim', "By Allah, he does not believe". He was asked: 'O! Messenger of Allah! who is he? He said: 'One whose neighbour is afraid of his mischief or does not feel comfortable with him."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Muslim's version says:

"That person whose neighbour is afraid of him, will not enter Paradise."

(102) On the authority of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Let he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, either speak good things or keep silent. Let he who believes in Allah and the Last Day be kind to his neighbour, and let he who believes in Allah and the Last Day be generous to his guest."

(Bukhari and Muslim)

Note: "The Last Day" means the "The Day of Judgement."