Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 717
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 717 manner. " 28 He also said, "When God wishes to bless a person, he makes him beloved of his neighbour". 29 Hadrat Ab u Dharr ra relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa advised him to add some more water to his curry and send it to his neighbour as a gift. 30 The rights of the neighbour have been explained in detail by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. He said, "If a person keeps his door closed to the neighbour for fear of any loss to his wealth or family, he is not a believer. A person from whose mischief his neighbours are not safe, is also not a believer. Do you know the rights of the neighbour? When a neighbour asks for help, help should be offered, when he asks for a loan, give him loan, if he needs anything, fulfil his need, if he is ill, go and enquire about his health, congratulate him on his good fortune, console him in his hour of grief and when he dies, participate in his funeral prayer. Do not raise your walls so high that free circulation of air is restricted for the neighbour, but you can do it if the neighbour agrees to it. Do not upset his feeling with the aroma of your cooking; send him some of the cooked food. If you buy fruit, send some of it to the neighbour as a gift. If you are not able to do it, then take the fruit in the house quietly and let not your children eat this fruit outside in case the neighbour's children get upset. " 31