Reports on the rights of neighbors

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril kept enjoining me regarding the neighbour until I thought that he would make him entitled to inheritance."

Mujahid said: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) and he said: "Indeed, I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) enjoining regarding the neighbour, until we supposed, or we were of the view, that he (peace and blessings be upon him) would soon make him entitled to inheritance."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt his neighbour."

Muhammad bin Yusuf bin Abdullah bin Salam said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "My neighbour has hurt me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Be patient." Then he came a second time and said: "My neighbour has hurt me." At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Be patient." Then he came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) a third time and said: "My neighbour has hurt me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and throw your belongings out into the street, and when anyone passes by you, say to him: 'My neighbour has hurt me.' Then the curse will fall upon him," or he said: "the curse will become binding upon him."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Jibril enjoined me regarding the neighbour until I thought that he would make him an heir."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed in these words: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from a bad neighbour in the home of settled residence, for the neighbour in the countryside keeps changing."

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is not a believer whose neighbour is not safe from his harms."

Abdah bin Abi Lubabah reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is nothing small in harming a neighbour."

Maymun bin Mihran said: A man among the Muslims used to fast, and he would set aside a piece of flatbread for his pre-dawn meal. A goat came and took the bread, so his wife got up, forced open the goat's jaws and took the bread from it, and the goat began to bleat loudly. The man said: "How do you know how much hurt its bleating has caused your neighbour?"

Urwah said: A neighbour of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to be pelted with carrion and stones. At this he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O people of Quraysh, what kind of neighbourliness is this?"