Rights of Neighbors

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Ibn 'Umar and 'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Jibril kept recommending treating neighbours with kindness until I thought he would assign a share of inheritance". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) 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". <b>[Muslim]</b>. In another narration of Muslim, narrated Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him): 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."

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) 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". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>. Another narration of Muslim is: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "He will not enter Jannah whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct".

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) 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". <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "No one should prohibit his neighbour from placing a peg in his wall". Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) added: Now I see you turning away from this (Sunnah), but by Allah, I shall go on proclaiming it. <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) 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". <b>[Al- Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

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Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza'i (May Allah be pleased with him) 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". <b>[Muslim]</b>.

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'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) 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". <b>[Al-Bukhari]</b>

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'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) 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". <b>[At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as Hadith Hasan]</b>.