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Sahih Bukhari 6014 — Kindness to Neighbors
To recommend to be kind to one's neighbour
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {مُخْتَالاً فَخُورًا}.
Hadith About Kindness to Neighbors in Islam
Sahih Bukhari : 6014
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6014
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي أُوَيْسٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا زَالَ يُوصِينِي جِبْرِيلُ بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ ".
A'isha Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said "Gabriel continued to recommend me about treating the neighbors Kindly and politely so much so that I thought he would order me to make them as my heirs.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6014In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 43
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6014
This Hadith about kindness to neighbors shows how strongly neighbor rights are treated in Islam. Aisha narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said Gabriel kept recommending kind and polite treatment of neighbors. The advice was repeated so much that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم thought Gabriel might order him to make neighbors heirs. The text does not give a long list of neighbor rights, but it makes the point very clear: neighbors deserve serious care, respect, and good manners. The repeated advice from Gabriel highlights that a neighbor is not a stranger to ignore. Living near someone creates a duty of kind behavior. This Hadith is a direct reminder to treat neighbors with care.
What we learn from this hadith
- Neighbors should be treated kindly and politely.
- The repeated advice of Gabriel shows the weight of neighbor rights.
- Being close to someone in residence brings a duty of care.
- Good manners with neighbors are part of prophetic guidance.
