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The Believer's Illustrious duties on a neighbor

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The apostle of Allah stated: if any one believes in Allah and the doomsday, he should not hurt the neighbor (Bukhari : 6018, Muslim, 75). If any one believes in Allah and the doomsday, he should be beneficiary to the neighbor (Muslim, 77) If any one believes in Allah and the doomsday, he should respect the neighbor" (Bukhari : 609, Muslim: 74)
The Islam teaches the believers to behave in a good manner by carrying out his obligations towards the creator and his creatures. One can not attain the success of life by carrying out the obligations to the creatures only and neglecting the obligations of the creator. Like wise, one cannot appease the creator by neglecting the obligations to the creatures.
 

A man becomes an actual believer when he live with good habit by fulfilling his social obligations also. The Man has many obligations to his society in general and some sections and persons in particular. Neighbors are one of the important sections from them. See the proclamation of the Qur'an “Serve Allah, and join not any partners with him: And do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are of kin, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the way-farer and what your right hands possess, for Allah love not the arrogant, the vain glorious (The holy Qur'an 4:36) The above verses teaches the obligations to neighbors whether they are relatives or not.


The Prophet Mohammed (PBH) says: Neighbors are three types. There are three obligations to the first type, two to the second, and one to the third. Three obligations are to the neighbor who is Muslim and relative. He has the right of neighbor, the right of kinship and the right of Islamic brotherhood. Two obligations are towards the Muslim neighbor who has the right of neighbor and the right of Islamic brotherhood. One obligation is towards the neighbor the unbeliever who has the right of neighbor only (Ihya Uloomudheen 2/231, Thafseer Qurthubi 5:161).


Then, who are neighbors? All who live around our house are our neighbors. There are about 120 houses would come under our neighbors. Once a man came to the apostle of God (PBH) and said: I have settled in a area of a section of people. From them the hurtiest man to me is my nearest neighbor .Suddenly, the prophet (P B H) ordered to his chief disciples Abubacker, Umar and Ali (R) to announce the following in the doors of Masjids “Behold, forty houses are neighbors. If any one does not become fearless about his neighbor's disturbances, he will not enter the heaven.


Interpreting the above Hadith, the well-known Islamic Scholar Ibnu Shihab Az- Zuhri Says: Forty houses from four sides of believer's house are his neighbors (Fathhul Bari: 13/513).


Besides the other human and social obligations, there have some special obligations and duties to the neighbors. See the statement of our beloved prophet (PBH) “Do you know the obligations to a neighbor? If he asked your assistance, assist him; if he asked protection, protect him; if he asked debt, lend him; if he became poor, help him well; if he became sick, visit him; if he died, go with his janaza (dead body); if he got blessing, praise him; if he got danger, console him; don't rise your building without his consent so as to block him wind; if you bought fruits, give him some; if not, go with them to your home secretly; don't allow your child to enrage the neighbor's child because of the fruits you brought; don't disturb him with your cooking pot's smell and if you cook some good smelling Curry give him some (Ihya 2/233).


The character of a man, whether it is good or bad, is to be decided by his neighbor. One asked “Oh, the prophet of Allah, how can I know whether I am good or bad? He said; if you hear your neighbor saying that you are doing good, then you are good and if you hear him that you are doing bad, then you are bad (Ahmed, Thabrani).


Though the inhabitants of forty houses from four sides are neighbors, more obligations are to the nearest of them. Aysha (R) asked to the prophet: I have two neighbors, to whom I have to give Hadya (free gift)? The prophet (PBH) said “to the nearest of them (Bukhari: 6020).


Neighbors are the nearest people. So, don't disturb or hurt them. If they disturb us we should suffer and forgive it and we should behave with them kindly and in good manner by providing them maximum assistance. These are the teachings of the above mentioned Hadîths.

 
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