Neighbour in Islam

Praise be to Allah

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First of all,

The Islamic texts, namely the Qur’an and Sunnah, enjoin kind treatment of neighbours and affirm their rights. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Verily, Allah does not like such as are proud and boastful”

[an-Nisa’ 4:36].

Al-Bukhaari (5185) and Muslim (47) narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him not annoy his neighbour.”

Secondly:

The scholars differed concerning the definition of a neighbour.

Some of the scholars were of the view that the definition of neighbours according to Islam is forty houses in each direction.

The neighbour, according to custom, is the one whose house is next to yours or the one who lives in the same locality.

And it was said that this matter should be referred to custom.

With regard to the view that all the people of a quarter (or part of a city) are neighbours, this is the view of some scholars, as mentioned above (Abu Yoosuf, the companion of Abu Haneefah), but quarters in the past were small, hence he said: If they all pray in one or two small mosques.

And Allah knows best.

-Islam is the way of life-