Neighbours

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Isma'il ibn Abi Uways related to us: Malik told me, from Yahya ibn Sa'id, who said: Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad told me, from 'Amrah, from 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘Jibril kept urging me to treat my neighbour well until I thought that he would make him an heir.’

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Sadaqah related to us: Ibn 'Uyaynah informed us, from 'Amr, from Nafi' ibn Jubayr, from Abu Shurayh al-Khuza'i, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour well. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his guest. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak well or remain silent.’

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Ahmad ibn Humayd related to us: Muhammad ibn Fudayl related to us, from Muhammad ibn Sa'd, who said: I heard Abu Zabya al-Kala'i say: I heard al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad say: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked his Companions about fornication. They said, ‘It is forbidden; Allah and His Messenger have forbidden it.’ He said, ‘For a man to commit fornication with ten women is less serious for him than to commit fornication with his neighbour's wife.’ He then asked them about theft. They said, ‘It is forbidden; Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and His Messenger have forbidden it.’ He said, ‘For him to steal from ten households is less serious for him than to steal from his neighbour's house.’

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Muhammad ibn Minhal related to us: Yazid ibn Zuray' related to us: 'Umar ibn Muhammad related to us, from his father, from Ibn 'Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Jibril kept urging me to treat the neighbour well until I thought he would make him an heir.’

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Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah informed us, from Dawud ibn Shabur and Abu Isma'il, from Mujahid, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr, that a sheep was slaughtered for him. He kept asking his servant, ‘Have you given a gift to our Jewish neighbour? Have you given a gift to our Jewish neighbour?’ He said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: ‘Jibril kept urging me to treat the neighbour well until I thought he would make him an heir.’

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Muhammad ibn Salam related to us: 'Abd al-Wahhab al-Thaqafi said: I heard Yahya ibn Sa'id say: Abu Bakr told me that 'Amrah related to him that she heard 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, say: I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: ‘Jibril kept urging me to treat the neighbour well until I thought he would surely make him an heir.’

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Hajjaj ibn Minhal related to us: Shu'bah related to us: Abu 'Imran told me: I heard Talhah, from 'A'isha, who said: I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I have two neighbours; to which of them should I give a gift?’ He said, ‘To the one whose door is nearer to you.’

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar related to us: Muhammad ibn Ja'far related to us: Shu'bah related to us, from Abu 'Imran al-Jawni, from Talhah ibn 'Abdullah, a man from Banu Taym ibn Murrah, from 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, who said: I said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I have two neighbours; to which of them should I give a gift?’ He said, ‘To the one whose door is nearer to you.’

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Al-Husayn ibn Hurayth related to us: al-Fadl ibn Musa related to us, from al-Walid ibn Dinar, from al-Hasan, who was asked about the neighbour and said: ‘Forty houses in front of him, forty behind him, forty to his right, and forty to his left.’

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Bishr ibn Muhammad related to us: 'Abdullah informed us: 'Ikrimah ibn 'Ammar informed us: 'Alqamah ibn Bajalah ibn Zayd related to us: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: Do not begin with the more distant neighbour before the nearer one; rather, begin with the nearer before the more distant.'

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Malik ibn Isma'il related to us: 'Abd al-Salam related to us, from Layth, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, who said: ‘There was a time—or, he said, a period—when no one had a greater claim to a person's dinar and dirham than his Muslim brother. But now the dinar and dirham are dearer to each of us than his Muslim brother. I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: “How many a neighbour will cling to his neighbour on the Day of Resurrection, saying: ‘My Lord, this man shut his door against me and withheld his kindness from me!’”’

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Muhammad ibn Kathir related to us: Sufyan informed us, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Bashir, from 'Abdullah ibn al-Musawwar, who said: I heard Ibn 'Abbas tell Ibn al-Zubayr: I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: ‘He is not a believer who eats his fill while his neighbour is hungry.’

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Bishr ibn Muhammad related to us: 'Abdullah informed us: Shu'bah informed us, from Abu 'Imran al-Jawni, from 'Abdullah ibn al-Samit, from Abu Dharr, who said: ‘My close friend, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, enjoined three things upon me: Listen and obey, even if [the one you are to obey is] a slave with mutilated limbs; when you make broth, add plenty of water, then look for a household among your neighbours and give them a fair share of it; and pray each prayer at its proper time. If you find that the imam has already prayed, you will have secured your prayer; otherwise, it will be a supererogatory prayer.’

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Al-Humaydi related to us: Abu 'Abd al-Samad al-'Ammi related to us: Abu 'Imran related to us, from 'Abdullah ibn al-Samit, from Abu Dharr, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘Abu Dharr, when you cook broth, add plenty of water to it and look after your neighbours—or share it out among your neighbours.’

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'Abdullah ibn Yazid related to us: Haywah related to us: Shurahbil ibn Sharik informed us that he heard Abu 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hubuli narrate, from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As, from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘The best of companions in the sight of Allah, Exalted is He, is the one who is best to his companion, and the best of neighbours in the sight of Allah, Exalted is He, is the one who is best to his neighbour.’

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Muhammad ibn Kathir related to us: Sufyan informed us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, who said: Khumayl told me, from Nafi' ibn 'Abd al-Harith, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: ‘Among the things that bring a Muslim happiness are a spacious dwelling, a righteous neighbour, and a comfortable mount.’

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Sadaqah related to us: Sulayman—he is Ibn Hayyan—related to us, from Ibn 'Ajlan, from Sa'id, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: Among the Prophet's supplications, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was: ‘O Allah, I seek refuge in You from an evil neighbour in the abode of lasting residence, for the neighbour of this world moves away.’

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Makhlad ibn Malik related to us: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Maghra' related to us: Burayd ibn 'Abdullah related to us, from Abu Burdah, from Abu Musa, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘The Hour will not come until a man kills his neighbour, his brother, and his father.’

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Musaddad related to us: 'Abd al-Wahid related to us: al-A'mash related to us: Abu Yahya, the client of Ja'dah ibn Hubayrah, said: I heard Abu Hurayrah say: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, so-and-so spends the night in prayer, fasts by day, does [other things], gives charity, but harms her neighbours with her tongue.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘There is no good in her; she is among the people of the Fire.’ They said: ‘And so-and-so performs the obligatory prayers, gives small portions of dried curd in charity, and harms no one?’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘She is among the people of the Garden.’

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ʿAbd Allah ibn Yazid narrated to us: ʿAbd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad narrated to us: ʿUmara ibn Ghurab related to me that an aunt of his told him she had asked ʿAʾisha, Mother of the Believers, may Allah be pleased with her: ‘If a woman's husband desires her and she withholds herself from him, either because she is angry or not eager, is there any blame upon us?’ She replied, ‘Yes. Part of his right over you is that, if he desires you while you are on a riding saddle, you should not refuse him.’

She said: I asked her, ‘If one of us is menstruating and she and her husband have only one bed or one cover, what should she do?’ She replied, ‘She should wrap her waist-wrapper around herself and then lie down with him; he may have what is above that.’

She continued: ‘I will tell you what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did on one of his nights with me. I ground some barley and made a loaf for him. He came in, closed the door, and went into the mosque. When he wanted to sleep, he would close the door, tie up the waterskin, turn the cup upside down, and put out the lamp. I waited for him to return so I could give him the loaf, but he did not return before sleep overtook me. The cold was hurting him, so he came to me and roused me, then said, “Warm me, warm me.” I said, “I am menstruating.” He said, “Even so; uncover your thighs.” I uncovered my thighs for him, and he laid his cheek and head on my thighs until he was warm.’

‘A tame sheep belonging to our neighbor came in, went straight to the loaf, took it, and carried it away. I was alarmed over it, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, woke. I hurried after the sheep to the door. The Prophet said, “Take what you can recover of your loaf, and do not harm your neighbor’s sheep.”’