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Is there a specific limit to borrowing and meeting needs between neighbors?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This sister questioner has a question about dealing with neighbors. She says: Honorable Shaykh, we have neighbors, and when we need any item, we take it from them, and they do the same. They are content with it, and we are content with it. Sometimes we may take more from them than they take from us, or the reverse. Is that permissible? And do we fall into the category of those who ask? Knowing that everyone is in agreement on this and is rewarded for it?

Answer:
Good neighborliness is required, and this includes meeting a neighbor's need if he needs to borrow something, needs a vessel, needs a loan, or needs anything that you have. Offering it to him is part of good neighborliness. There is no specific limit for this; rather, it is according to the need. As long as permission and consent exist from both parties, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5951- هل للعارية والحاجة بين الجيران حد معين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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