عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رضي اللَّه عنهمَا، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «مَا زَالَ جِبْرِيلُ يُوصِينِي بِالْجَارِ، حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُوَرِّثُهُ»
86 - Neighbours’ rights
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
Gabriel continued to urge kindness to my neighbour, until I thought that he would give him a share of inheritance.
Related by al-Bukhari, 6015; Muslims, 2625.
Summary of Meaning
Islam promotes the ties of neighbours, giving a neighbour clear rights and responsibilities. In this hadith, the Prophet tells us that Gabriel repeatedly urged him to be kind to his neighbours to the extent that the Prophet thought that neighbours may be included as one’s heirs.
