The Bequest Regarding the Neighbor

The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. A question on the phone, yes, with me, yes, with me, a question on the phone.

The Shaykh : Yes, a question on the phone. Shaykh al-Uthaymeen. The female questioner is with us on the line. She says: O Shaykh, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) bequeathed regarding the neighbor, so the neighbor on the right and the neighbor on the left, is it obligatory for us to maintain ties with them?
The neighbor, whether he is on the right or on the left, is included in the hadith And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: meaning his aggression and his injustice, the action of the person.
That he should restrain his harm from his neighbor, and it is incumbent upon the person to honor his neighbor according to what is customary, until the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . And unfortunately, people today are turning away from this beautiful, prescribed character, which is part of the perfection of faith, which is honoring the neighbor. Perhaps the neighbor falls ill and calamities befall him, and his neighbor does not know about it, or perhaps he knows about it but does not go to visit him, and this, by Allah, is one of the causes of regret that our condition, we who are believers, has reached this point. I ask Allah to treat us with His forgiveness and to help us. O Allah, remember Him, thank Him, and worship Him well.

The presenter : O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Your question.

The Shaykh : The second.

The questioner : Say, O my brother, may Allah keep you safe. Yes, O Shaykh, the female questioner says that she is at ease with her neighbors who are on her right and left. She says: I have visited them, but they did not respond. Did I do wrong by that?

The Shaykh : You do not know about that, rather she is rewarded.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good. Her reward is greater if she maintains ties with them and honors them, while they do not maintain ties with her and do not honor her. That would be more complete for her character and greater for her reward, praise be to Allah.