which are covered in pearls, is this city and these delightful palaces for the Prophets, Siddiqeen or martyrs? Allah Almighty will say: these are for the one who can pay its price. He will say: how so? Allah Almighty will say: by forgoing the rights of your brother upon you. The individual will say: O Merciful Lord! I have forgiven all my rights. Allah Almighty will say: take the hand of your brother and enter Paradise together. Then the Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: fear Allah Almighty and reconcile between the people, because Allah Almighty will reconcile between the Muslims on the Day of Judgement.

 (Mustadrak, vol. 5, pp. 795, Hadees 8758)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ  عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Pearls of wisdom regarding neighbour

Let’s listen to some pearls of wisdom from the booklet by Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ. First, listen to the 2 blessed sayings of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم: 1) In the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, the best neighbour is the one who is a well-wisher of his neighbour. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 379, Hadees 1951)

2) The one who causes suffering to his neighbour, undoubtedly causes suffering to me, and the one who causes suffering to me, displeases Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, pp. 286, Hadees 3907)

It is stated in the book ‘Nuzhat-ul-Qaari’: Who is a neighbour? Everyone knows this matter according to his situation and norms. (Nuzhat-ul-Qaari, vol. 5, pp. 568)

Hujjat-ul-Islam, Sayyiduna Imam Muhammad Ghazali رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: The rights of the neighbour also include the following: One should be the first to say Salam to her neighbour. (Islamic sister should say Salam to Islamic sister only while observing the veil). She should not have a long conversation with her. She should not excessively enquire about her; she should visit her if she becomes ill; she should comfort and help her when she is in trouble; she should congratulate her on happy occasions and participate in them; she should forgive her mistakes; she should not peep into the house of her neighbour from the roof; she should not narrow the path leading to the house of her neighbour; she should not try to see whatever her neighbour