Islamic Law regarding Neighbors
What is the criterion to determine neighbors?
“Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious.” (Holy Quran 4:36)
Hazrat Hassan (Radi Allahu Anho) defined neighbors as “Forty houses to the left, forty houses to the right, forty houses in front and forty houses behind your house.". So according to the above saying it means at least 40 houses in all direction are considered neighbors. Additionally there are three ranks of neighbors in accordance to the Islamic Law. With highest one first the order goes this way:
1. Muslim Relative
2. Either a Muslim or Relative (Non-Believer)
3. Neither Muslim nor Relative
According to a Hadith, Holy Prophet (PBUH) said“…Gabriel kept on recommending me to treat neighbors kindly and politely so that I thought that Allah would order [me] to make them [my] heirs.” (Sunan Abu Dawood)
Why is Neighborhood vital?
Islam is a religion that teaches us in every matter of life and gives us a perfect moral code. Dealing in a good way with neighbors is also one element, Islam stresses highly upon. Let’s know why in accordance with Islamic Law neighborhood is vital.
• Unity:
Frequent interaction with your neighbors may create a strong bond with people in your town which shall be beneficial for entire society. Like security of your children playing in town, fear in robbers as entire community shall stand as one to catch the robbers and tons of other benefits are attainable if we follow the Islamic Law of unity here.
• Attitude tr...
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.... Help could be anything even picking a stone in front of your neighbor’s house would be considered help. While in case a person in your neighbors is ill then you must take extra care of them.
• Socializing:
Your neighbors are not strangers thus communicate with them often and do other activities along with them for instance inviting them to dinner at your place, morning walk with them or going on prayer in mosque with them etc.
After the above explanation it is indeed very much clear that under Islamic Law we have certain obligations towards our neighbors. Our beloved Holy Prophet (PBUH) is a role model for us to follow. In the Last Sermon even He (PBUH) greatly emphasized on the importance of neighbors and their respective rights. Let start treating our neighbors nicely and be enlisted among the loved ones of Allah Almighty.
And Only Allah Almighty Knows Best!
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