27/28. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1943 — Kindness to Every Neighbor
What Has Been Related About The Rights Of Neighbors
Hadith About Giving Food to a Neighbor
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1943
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1943
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ شَابُورَ، وَبَشِيرٍ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، ذُبِحَتْ لَهُ شَاةٌ فِي أَهْلِهِ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ أَهْدَيْتُمْ لِجَارِنَا الْيَهُودِيِّ أَهْدَيْتُمْ لِجَارِنَا الْيَهُودِيِّ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَسٍ وَالْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ وَأَبِي شُرَيْحٍ وَأَبِي أُمَامَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَيْضًا .
Mujahid Narrated from:
Abdullah Bin Amr Had A Sheep Slaughtered For His Family, So When He Came He Said: 'Have You Given Some To Our Neighbor, The Jew? Have You Given Some To Our Neighbor, The Jew? I Heard The Messenger Of Allah Saying: 'Jibril Continued To Advise Me About (Treating) The Neighbors So (Kindly And Politely), That I Thought He Would Order Me (From Allah) To Make Them Heirs.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1943In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 49English translation : Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1943
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1943
This Hadith about giving food to a neighbor shows neighborly care in a very practical way. Abdullah bin Amr had a sheep slaughtered for his family. When he came, he asked twice if some had been given to his Jewish neighbor. Then he mentioned the saying of the Prophet that Jibril kept advising him about neighbors until he thought Jibril would order him to make them heirs. The Hadith connects a daily act, sharing food, with a major teaching about neighbor rights. It also shows that the concern was not only for a neighbor from the same group. The neighbor mentioned in the text was Jewish, and Abdullah still cared about giving to him.
What we learn from this hadith
- Neighbor rights include practical kindness, such as sharing food.
- The Hadith shows concern for a neighbor even when the neighbor is from another faith community.
- Remembering the Prophet’s teaching can guide everyday choices.
- Repeated concern for the neighbor shows that this right should not be ignored.
