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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الجارBook of the Neighbor
بَابُ خَيْرِ الْجِيرَانِChapter: The Best of Neighbors
Hadith 115
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شُرَحْبِيلُ بْنُ شَرِيكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحُبُلِيَّ يُحَدِّثُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ”خَيْرُ الأَصْحَابِ عِنْدَ اللهِ تَعَالَى خَيْرُهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ، وَخَيْرُ الْجِيرَانِ عِنْدَ اللهِ تَعَالَى خَيْرُهُمْ لِجَارِهِ.“
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "The best companion in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his companion, and the best neighbor in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his neighbor."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The goodness or badness of any person cannot be known until some days are spent with him; for this reason, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The good and best person is the one who is well-wishing towards his friends and treats them well, because when people live together, ups and downs occur in relationships, yet the one who continues to show good conduct is certainly good in the sight of Allah as well. The relationship with a neighbor is even stronger than that with an ordinary friend, and more time is spent with neighbors than with relatives and family members; therefore, if a person, after spending so much time with them, still treats them well, is patient over their harm, and is well-wishing towards them, then he will, all the more so, be better with the general people.
➋ The servants of Allah are His witnesses on earth. If the servants testify to someone’s goodness or badness, then in the sight of Allah he will be as such. Allah also values the one who treats people—especially friends and neighbors—with good conduct, and he is given the glad tidings that he is highly honored with Allah. Turning away from one’s own and mistreating them, while showing affection and intimacy with outsiders, is among the signs of the Day of Judgment.
➊ The goodness or badness of any person cannot be known until some days are spent with him; for this reason, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: The good and best person is the one who is well-wishing towards his friends and treats them well, because when people live together, ups and downs occur in relationships, yet the one who continues to show good conduct is certainly good in the sight of Allah as well. The relationship with a neighbor is even stronger than that with an ordinary friend, and more time is spent with neighbors than with relatives and family members; therefore, if a person, after spending so much time with them, still treats them well, is patient over their harm, and is well-wishing towards them, then he will, all the more so, be better with the general people.
➋ The servants of Allah are His witnesses on earth. If the servants testify to someone’s goodness or badness, then in the sight of Allah he will be as such. Allah also values the one who treats people—especially friends and neighbors—with good conduct, and he is given the glad tidings that he is highly honored with Allah. Turning away from one’s own and mistreating them, while showing affection and intimacy with outsiders, is among the signs of the Day of Judgment.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 115
