'A'isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Jibril, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, kept on
recommending that I treat neighbours well until I thought that he would order
me to treat them as my heirs."
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ
Hadith 102
Sahih — Al-Albani
The recommendation to be kind to neighbours
Abu Shurayh al-Khuza'i reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last Day
should be good to his neighbours. Anyone who believes in Allah and the Last
Day should be generous to his guest. Anyone who believes in Allah and the
Last Day should be say what is good or be silent."
Al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, asked his Companions about fornication and
they said, "It is unlawful. Allah and His Messenger have made it unlawful."
He said, "It is less serious for a man to fornicate with ten women than for
him to fornicate with his neighbour's wife." Then he asked them about stealing.
They replied, "It is unlawful. Allah and His Messenger have made it unlawful."
He said, "It is less serious for a man to steal from ten houses than it is
for him to steal from his neighbour's house."
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Jibril kept on recommending that I treat my
neighbours well until I thought that he would order me to treat them as my
heirs."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ
Hadith 105
Sahih — Al-Albani
Begin with the neighbour
Mujahid reported that a sheep was slaughtered for 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr.
He asked his slave, "Have you given any to our Jewish neighbour? Have you
given any to our Jewish neighbour? I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Jibril kept on recommending that I treat
my neighbours well until I thought that he would order me to treat them as
my heirs.'"
You give to the neighbour whose door is the nearest to
'A'isha said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, I have two neighbours. To
whom should I give my gifts?' He replied, 'To the one whose door is nearer
to you.'"
Al-Hasan was asked about the neighbour and said, "The term 'neighbour'
includes the forty houses in front a person, the forty houses behind him,
the forty houses on his right and the forty houses on his left."
Abu Hurayra said, "Do not begin with your more distant neighbours before
the closer ones. Rather begin with your nearest neighbours before the most
distant ones."
The person who shuts his door against his neighbour
Ibn 'Umar said, "There was a time when no one was more entitled to a
person's money than his Muslim brother. Now people love their dirhams and
dinars more than their Muslim brother. I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, 'How many a neighbour will be brought together
with his neighbour on the Day of Rising! He will say, "Lord, this man closed
his door to me and refused to show me common kindness!"'"
A person should not eat his fill without seeing to his
Ibn 'Abbas informed Ibn az-Zubayr, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, 'He is not a believer whose stomach is filled while his neighbor goes hungry.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُسَاوِرِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يُخْبِرُ ابْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ لَيْسَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الَّذِي يَشْبَعُ وَجَارُهُ جَائِعٌ
Hadith 113
Sahih — Al-Albani
When there is a lot of stew, it is divided between the
It is reported that Abu Dharr said, "My dear friend, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, enjoined three things on me: 'Hear and obey, even
if the ruler is a slave with his limbs amputated. When you cook a stew, put
a lot of water in it and then go and see the people of a neighbouring house
and give them a reasonable amount of it. Pray the prayers at their proper
prayers. Then if you find that the imam has already prayed, you have guarded
your prayer (by already having performed it). If not, it is a supererogatory
prayer (since you have done it again)."
When there is a lot of stew, it is divided between the
Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "Abu Dharr! If you cook some stew, make a lot of it and fulfil
your duty to your neighbours (or divide it among your neighbours)."
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best of companions in
the sight of Allah Almighty is the best of them towards his companion, and
the best of neighbours in the sight of Allah is the best of them towards
his neighbour."
Nafi' ibn 'Abdu'l-Harith reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Part of the happiness of the Muslim man includes
a spacious dwelling, righteous neighbour and a good mount"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ حَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي خَمِيلٌ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَارِثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الْمَرْءِ الْمُسْلِمِ الْمَسْكَنُ الْوَاسِعُ وَالْجَارُ الصَّالِحُ وَالْمَرْكَبُ الْهَنِيءُ
Hadith 117
Hasan — Al-Albani
The bad neighbour
Abu Hurayra said, "Part of the supplication of the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, was, "Oh Allah, I seek refuge with you from
an evil neighbour in the Eternal World. A neighbour in this world can be
changed.
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ هُوَ ابْنُ حَيَّانَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ جَارِ السُّوءِ فِي دَارِ الْمُقَامِ فَإِنَّ جَارَ الدُّنْيَا يَتَحَوَّلُ
Hadith 118
Hasan — Al-Albani
The bad neighbour
Abu Musa reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "The Final Hour will not come until a man kills his
neighbour, his brother and his father."
حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَغْرَاءَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بُرَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَ الرَّجُلُ جَارَهُ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَبَاهُ
Hadith 119
Sahih — Al-Albani
A person should not injure his neighbour
Abu Hurayra said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
was asked, 'Messenger of Allah! A certain woman prays in the night, fasts
in the day, acts and gives sadaqa, but injures her neighbours with her tongue.'
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'There
is no good in her. She is one of the people of the Fire.' They said, 'Another
woman prays the prescribed prayers and gives bits of curd as sadaqa and does
not injure anyone.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, 'She is one of the people of the Garden.'"
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى مَوْلَى جَعْدَةَ بْنِ هُبَيْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ فُلاَنَةً تَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ وَتَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَتَفْعَلُ وَتَصَّدَّقُ وَتُؤْذِي جِيرَانَهَا بِلِسَانِهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لاَ خَيْرَ فِيهَا هِيَ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَالُوا وَفُلاَنَةٌ تُصَلِّي الْمَكْتُوبَةَ وَتَصَّدَّقُ بِأَثْوَارٍ وَلاَ تُؤْذِي أَحَدًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هِيَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ
Hadith 120
Da'if — Al-Albani
A person should not injure his neighbour
'Umara ibn Ghurab reported that an aunt of his told him that she asked
'A'isha, Umm al-Mu'minin, "If a woman's husband desires her and she refuses
to give herself to him either because she is angry or not eager, is there
anything wrong in that?" "Yes," she replied. "Part of his right over you
is that if he desires you when you are on a saddle, you must not refuse him."
She said, "I also asked her, 'If one of us is menstruating and she and her
husband only have a single cover, what should she do?' She replied, 'She
should wrap her wrapper around her and sleep with him. He can have what is
above it. I will tell you what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, did on one of his nights with me. I had cooked some barley and
made loaf for him. He came in, stopped at the door, and then went into the
mosque. When he wanted to sleep, he closed the door, tied up the waterskin,
turned the cup over and put out the light. I waited for him and he ate the
loaf. He did not go until I fell asleep. Later he felt the cold and came
and got me up. "Warm me! Warm me!" he said. I said, "I am menstruating."
He said, "Then uncover your thighs," so I uncovered my thighs and he put
his cheek and head on my thighs until he was warm. Then a pet sheep belonging
to our neighbour came in. I went and took the load away. I disturbed the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he woke up, so I chased
the sheep to the door. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
said, "Take what you got of your loaf and do not injure your neighbour's
sheep."'"