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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Rights of the Neighbor and Their Types

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Question:
The questioner, Abdullah Maim from Riyadh, asks: What are the limits of the neighbor who has rights, and what are the rights of a neighbor toward his neighbor?

Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic) has established for the neighbor a right over his neighbor among the various rights.
the near neighbor, the neighbor farther awayوَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ
[An-Nisa 4:36]
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He who believes in Allah and the last Day should not harm his neighborالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فلا يؤذي جاره
Bulugh al-Maram 8:58
In one narration, it says: "Let him honor his neighbor." If the neighbor is a Muslim and a relative, he has three rights: the right of neighborliness, the right of Islam, and the right of kinship. If he is a Muslim but not a relative, he has two rights: the right of neighborliness and the right of Islam. If he is a disbeliever, he has the right of neighborliness. So be content with that.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/209 — archive.org (3:13)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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