Riyāḍ uṣ-Ṣāliḥīn · Chapter 39 of 372
Rights of Neighbors
The Book of Miscellany – Chapter 39 : Ahadith 303 – 311
Imam Abu Zakariyya Yahya ibn Sharaf an-Nawawi (d. 676 AH)
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Allah, the Exalted says:
وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنٗا وَبِذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلۡجَارِ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡجَارِ ٱلۡجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلۡجَنۢبِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡ
“Worship Allah and join none with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess.”
[An-Nisā’ 4:36]
303 Ibn `Umar and `Aishah (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “Jibril kept recommending treating neighbours with kindness until I thought he would assign a share of inheritance”.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
304Abu Dharr (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me thus, “O Abu Dharr! Whenever you prepare a broth, put plenty of water in it, and and give some of it to your neighbours”.[Muslim].
In another narration of Muslim, narrated Abu Dharr (radiyallahu anhu): My friend, (Messenger of Allah ﷺ) advised me saying, “Whenever you prepare a broth, put plenty of water in it, and give some to your neighbours and then give them out of this with courtesy.”
305 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “By Allah, he is not a believer! By Allah, he is not a believer! By Allah, he is not a believer.” It was asked, “Who is that, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “One whose neighbour does not feel safe from his evil”.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Another narration of Muslim is: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He will not enter Jannah whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct”.
306 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “O Muslim women! No one of you should consider insignificant (a gift) to give to her neighbour even if it is (a gift of) the trotters of a sheep”.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
307 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “No one should prohibit his neighbour from placing a peg in his wall”. Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) added: Now I see you turning away from this (Sunnah), but by Allah, I shall go on proclaiming it.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
308 Abu Hurairah (radiyallahu anhu) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him not harm his neighbour; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him speak good or remain silent”.[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
309 Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza`i (radiyallahu anhu) reported: The Prophet ﷺ said, “He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him be kind to his neighbour; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him either speak good or remain silent”.[Muslim].
310 `Aishah (radiyallahu anha) reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I have two neighbours, to which of them should I send a present?” He ﷺ replied, “To the one whose door is nearer to you”.[Al-Bukhari]
311 `Abdullah bin `Umar (radiyallahu anhuma) reported: Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The best of companions with Allah is the one who is best to his companions, and the best of neighbours to Allah is the one who is the best of them to his neighbour”.[At-Tirmidhi].