Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths

  Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths

  Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths
All of us are from Adam (AS) and Hawa, so indirectly we all are brothers and sisters. No one is superior to anyone except for those having Taqwa (Piety). All of us depend on each other to make this society a better place.
Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths
For being a good Muslim, it is important for us to be good to our parents, siblings, and relatives as well as our neighbors. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) also taught that Neighbor isn’t the one who lives on your right and left, he added that neighbors are all the houses (Fourty houses) that are located in your street.
   
Major Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths


These are some of the major rights your neighbors have on you as per Quran and Hadiths;

1. Share a meal with your neighbors if they’re hungry. (Sahih Muslim)
2. Always help them if they ask for help.
3. Never harass your neighbors.
4. Give away Gifts to your neighbors on occasions. (Muslim)
5. Visit your neighbors if they’re ill, take part in their funeral if anyone from their family dies.
6. Give your neighbor a loan if they need it.
7. Talk to them politely.                    
8. Rights of Neighbours

 Rights of Neighbours  Quran and Hadiths

And be good to the neighbour who is your relative and to the neighbour who is not a relative . . . (Qur'an, 4:36)

Islam has great respect for the mutual rights and duties of neighbours. The Holy Prophet said:

Jibra'1 always used to advise me to be generous with neighbours, till I thought that Allah was going to include the neighbours among the heirs of a Muslim.

The rights of neighbourhood are not meant for Muslim neighbours only. of course, a Muslim neighbour has one more claim upon us - that of Islamic brotherhood; but so far as the rights of neighbourship are concerned, all are equal.

   Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths

Explaining it, the Holy Prophet said:

Neighbours are of three kinds:

(1) that one who has got one right upon you;

(2) that one who has got two rights upon you;

(3) that one who has got three rights upon you.

The neighbour having three rights upon you is the one who is also a Muslim and a relative. The neighbour having two rights is the one who is either a non-Muslim or a non-relative Muslim.

The neighbour having one right is the one who is neither a Muslim nor a relative. Still he has got all the claims of neighbourhood-rights upon you.

Here are some more traditions which show the Islamic love towards the neighbours:

The Holy Prophet said:

That man is not from me who sleeps contentedly while his neighbour sleeps hungry.

  Rights of Neighbors in Islam as per Quran and Hadiths