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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Also inquiring about the authenticity of this hadith: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended being kind to the seventh neighbor.”

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The questioner : He is also inquiring about the authenticity of this hadith: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) recommended being kind to the seventh neighbor.”

The Shaykh : This one is also not authentic. However, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he recommended being kind to the neighbor, as is the case in the Qur'an
the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ
[An-Nisa 4:36]
. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Jibril – may the Salawat of Allah be upon him – continued to recommend me about (treating) the neighbors so (kindly and politely), that I thought he would order me to make them heirs. ما زال جبريل يوصيني بالجار حتى ظننت أنه سيورثه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1942Sahih (Darussalam)
, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour with kindness من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليكرم جاره
Sahih Muslim 47a
, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Narrated Abu Shuraih: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!" It was said, "Who is that, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" He said, "That person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil." والله لا يؤمن، والله لا يؤمن، والله لا يؤمن من لا يأمن جاره بوائقه
Sahih al-Bukhari 6016
. There are many hadiths on this matter. The neighbor has a right, even if he is a disbeliever; this is the right of neighborliness. It is obligatory for a person to be kind to his neighbors, even if they are enemies to him in religion, or if they are personal enemies for no justifiable reason, in obedience to the command of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and the command of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah the Exalted said:
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا
[An-Nisa 4:36]
up to His saying:
the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ
[An-Nisa 4:36]
. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
he who believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour with kindness من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فليكرم جاره
Sahih Muslim 47a
. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned that the neighbor, even if he is a disbeliever and distant in lineage—meaning he is not one of your relatives—has the right of neighborliness. If he is a Muslim, he has the right of neighborliness and Islam, which is a degree. If he is a relative, he has the right of neighborliness, Islam, and kinship.
Source alathar.net

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