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Muslim as a Neighbor

Your neighbor is that one living close to your house. Rights of neighborhood can be classified into three categories: If your neighbor is a Muslim and a relative, then he has three rights on you: The right of neighborhood, the right of kinship and that of co-religion, i.e., Islam; if he is a non-Muslim neighbor and a relative, then two rights are due to him: neighborhood and kinship; and if he is a non-Muslim stranger, you owe him then the right of neighborhood only. In this context, Allah says:

"...and do good to parents, kins-folk, orphans, the poor who beg, the neighbor who is near of kin, the neighbor who is a stranger..." (4:36)
About the same issue, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon Him) said:

Angel Gabriel kept exhorting me to my obligations towards the neighbor so much that I imagined he might be included among the heirs." (Agreed upon)

A neighbor has to do good to his neighbor and show benevolence to him in wealth, social care and benefit, for this is in harmony with the Noble Prophet"s words:

"The best neighbor is one who behaves best towards his neighbors." (Tirmidhi)

He (peace be upon Him) also said:

"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Day of Judgement should treat his neighbor kindly." (Muslim)

On another occasion, he is narrated to have addressed Abu Dharr (an honorable Companion):

"O! Abu Dharr... when you prepare soup add a little more water to it, and see if your neighbor needs some." (Muslim)

Exchange of gifts is a good token of doing good to one"s neighbor for these small things create amity and are bound to eradicate hatred.

Your neighbor has the right on you to live peacefully in your neighborhood free from all fear of mischief in needs or in words. The Noble Prophet (peace be upon Him) declared:

"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 neighbor is not immune against his mischief." (Bukhari)

In another version:

"That person will not enter the Paradise whose neighbor is not safe against his mischief."

Unfortunately, a lot of people, nowadays, have disregarded the rights of neighbors. They keep them in constant fear of mischief inflicted on them by the people living next to them. Consequently, continual dispute will ensue with the possible contravention of rights. Behavior of this sort runs in diametrical opposition to the injunctions of Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon Him), and will inevitably lead to dissension, emotional alienation and mutual violation of sanctities

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