Hadith Reference:
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ جَارٌ جَارَهُ أَنْ يَغْرِزَ خَشَبَةً فِي جِدَارِهِ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَأَرْمِيَنَّ بَيْنَ أَكْتَافِكُمْ
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"No neighbor should prevent his neighbor from placing a wooden beam in his wall."
Then Abu Hurairah (RA) added:
"What is the matter with you that I see you turning away from this (teaching)? By Allah! I will keep on insisting on this until I plant it between your shoulders."
[Sahih al-Bukhari: 2463; Sahih Muslim: 1609]
Abu Hurairah (RA)'s passionate reaction highlights the importance and seriousness of upholding the Prophet’s ﷺ guidance, especially regarding rights and kindness among neighbors.
This content is taken from the Urdu commentary on ‘Umdat al-Aḥkām min Kalām Khayr al-Anām, authored by Hafiz Faizullah Nasir.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: لَا يَمْنَعَنَّ جَارٌ جَارَهُ أَنْ يَغْرِزَ خَشَبَةً فِي جِدَارِهِ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: مَا لِي أَرَاكُمْ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ؟ وَاللَّهِ لَأَرْمِيَنَّ بَيْنَ أَكْتَافِكُمْ
Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
"No neighbor should prevent his neighbor from placing a wooden beam in his wall."
Then Abu Hurairah (RA) added:
"What is the matter with you that I see you turning away from this (teaching)? By Allah! I will keep on insisting on this until I plant it between your shoulders."
[Sahih al-Bukhari: 2463; Sahih Muslim: 1609]
✿ Explanation of Terminology:
- لَأَرْمِيَنَّ (La-armiyanna): "I will surely do it" — a strong form of emphasis implying that the speaker will repeatedly enforce or assert the action.
- يَغْرِزَ (Yaghriz): To embed or insert — here, referring to placing a beam into the wall.
✿ Explanation of the Hadith:
This Hadith emphasizes good conduct and cooperation among neighbors. Specifically, it advises that one should not prevent a neighbor from utilizing a shared wall to insert a wooden beam — a practice that would typically occur in building construction or expansion.- According to some scholars, this Hadith promotes recommended (mustahabb) behavior, not an obligation. This is the opinion of Imam Malik (رحمه الله) and Imam Abu Hanifah (رحمه الله).
- However, Imam al-Shafi‘i (رحمه الله) and Imam Ahmad (رحمه الله) considered it indicative of an obligation—provided that allowing the beam does not harm the owner of the wall.
[Kashf al-Lithām by al-Saffārīnī: 5/166]
Abu Hurairah (RA)'s passionate reaction highlights the importance and seriousness of upholding the Prophet’s ﷺ guidance, especially regarding rights and kindness among neighbors.
This content is taken from the Urdu commentary on ‘Umdat al-Aḥkām min Kalām Khayr al-Anām, authored by Hafiz Faizullah Nasir.