Thursday, July 17, 2014

39. Treating Neighbors Well & Treating Neighbors Badly

Treating Neighbors Well                                    39
Gabriel did not stop advising me about (the obligations towards) the neighbour till I thought that he will soon make neighbour an heir (be a Muslim or a non-Muslim).
--Tradition by Bukhari and Muslim. Narr: Bibi Ayesha and Ibn Omar.
 
Treating Neighbors Badly                                 39
By God, he does not (truly) believe; by God, he does not (truly) believe; by God, he does not (truly) believe. He, from whose injuries his neighbour is not safe.
--Tradition by Bukhari and Muslim. Narrator: Abu Hurairah. (Excerpt)