Glowing aspects of Islamic guidelines related to society

Dear Islamic brothers! A human living in a society mostly comes into contact to his neighbour. اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! It is a great favour of Islam upon mankind that by giving the command of behaving gracefully to neighbours, Islam has made believers the protectors of the honour of one another.

Let us listen to the blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about the neighbours and to what extent it is necessary upon us to fulfil their rights.

The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Do you know what the right of a neighbour is? It is that when he seeks help, you should help him. When he asks for a loan, you should give him a loan. When he is needy, you should support him. When he falls ill, you should inquire after his health. When he attains goodness, you should congratulate him. When he is inflicted with a calamity, you should console him. When he dies, then go along with his funeral [procession]. Do not block his air by raising your building high without his permission. Do not bother him with your pot [cooking smells], instead give him a share of it. If you buy fruit, send him too. If it is not (possible) to send it to him, keep it hidden when bringing it to your home and your children should not take it out as it will hurt the children of your neighbour. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 7, pp. 83, Hadees 9560)

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! He will not be (an absolute) believer. By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! He will not be (an absolute) believer. By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! He will not be (an absolute) believer. Someone humbly asked: ‘Ya Rasoolallah! Who [is it]?’ The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘The person whose neighbour is not fearless from his mischiefs’. (Bukhari, vol. 4, pp. 104, Hadees 6016)

There is a lesson in these blessed Ahadees for those unwise people who turn their back in neighbour’s hour of need but rather they bother their neighbours by parking vehicles in front of their houses, by letting dirty water flow, by digging pits, by extending outer courtyard portion, by putting up tents or by other ways. Upon these wrongful acts, they don’t feel any embarrassment. Surely this behaviour is against the teachings of Islam