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Commentary:
This Hadith means that neighbours should present gifts to each other. The rich men and the poor
according to their means. One who is poor should not think that what he is presenting to his neighbour is not worthy
of giving. Even his humble gift, provided it is presented with sincerity, will find acceptance with Allah. According
to the Noble Qur'an
: "So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an ant (or a small ant) shall see it.''
(99:7)
It is, however, better for a rich person to present a gift which goes well with his means. He should not give anything
to his neighbour which is stale or which he does not like for himself because apart from insincerity, such a thing
shows his contempt for the neighbour while gift is, in fact, a token of sincerity and brotherhood.
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر نَأ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
ِﻩِراﺪِﺟ ﻲﻓ ًﺔَﺒَﺸَﺧ َزِﺮْﻐﻳ ْنَأ ُﻩَرﺎﺟ ٌرﺎﺟ ْﻊَﻨْﻤَﻳ ﻻ
«
ﻮﺑَأ ُلﻮُﻘَﻳ ﱠﻢُﺛ
ةﺮﻳﺮه
:
ْﻢُﻜِﻓﺎَﺘْآَأ َﻦْﻴﺑ ﺎﻬﺑ ﱠﻦﻴﻣرﻷ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟاو ، َﻦﻴِﺿِﺮْﻌﻣ ﺎَﻬْﻨﻋ ْﻢُآاَرَأ ﻲﻟﺎَﻣ
.
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
ىوُر
» ُﻪﺒَﺸَﺧ «
ِﻹﺎﺑ
يِوُرو ، ِﻊْﻤﺠﻟاو ِﺔَﻓﺎَﺿ
» ًﺔَﺒﺸَﺧ «
ِداَﺮْﻓِﻹا ﻰَﻠَﻋ َﻦﻳِﻮْﻨﱠﺘﻟﺎﺑ
.
ﻪﻟﻮﻗو :
ﺎَﻬْﻨﻋ ْﻢُآاَرَأ ﻲﻟﺎﻣ
َﻦﻴِﺿِﺮْﻌُﻣ
:
ِﺔﱠﻨﱡﺴﻟا ِﻩِﺬه ْﻦﻋ ﻲﻨﻌﻳ
.
307.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"No one should
prohibit his neighbour from placing a peg in his wall".
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) added: Now I
see you turning away from this (Sunnah), but by Allah, I shall go on proclaiming it.
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
The importance of the injunction contained in this Hadith comes into prominence in localities
comprising huts and tents, or at places where the two neighbours still have common walls between their houses.
(In
big cities each house has its own independent walls.)
In any case, it is evident from this Hadith that a Muslim should
be considerate of his neighbours. Islam ordains us to co-operate and sympathize with them. All Muslims are likened
to a body each organ of which is linked with the other. In the light of this injunction, one can very well understand
the rights of the neighbours in Islam.
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لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر نَأ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
»
، ُﻩَرﺎَﺟ ِذْﺆُﻳ ﻼَﻓ ،ِﺮِﺧﻵا ِمْﻮَﻴْﻟاَو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎﺑ ُﻦِﻣْﺆُﻳ َنﺎَآ ْﻦَﻣ
َﻓ ، ِﺮِﺧﻵا ِمﻮﻴْﻟاَو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎِﺑ ُﻦﻣْﺆُﻳ َنﺎَآ ْﻦَﻣَو ، ُﻪﻔْﻴَﺿ ْمِﺮﻜﻴْﻠَﻓ ، ِﺮﺧﻵا ِمْﻮَﻴْﻟاو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎِﺑ ُﻦِﻣْﺆُﻳ نﺎَآ ْﻦَﻣَو
ْﻠ
ْوَأ ًاﺮْﻴَﺧ ْﻞُﻘَﻴ
ْﺖُﻜْﺴَﻴِﻟ
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
308.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"He who believes
in Allah and the Last Day let him not harm his neighbour; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him
show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day let him speak good or remain silent".
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith unfolds the fruits of Faith. One who does not have the qualities mentioned in it, is
deprived of the blessings of the Faith. Faith of such a person is like a fruitless tree, or a flower without fragrance, or
a body without soul.
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لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟا نَأ ﻪﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﱢﻲﻋاﺰُﺨﻟا ﺢْﻳﺮُﺷ ﻲﺑأ ﻦﻋو
:
»
ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎِﺑ ُﻦِﻣﺆُﻳ َنﺎَآ ْﻦَﻣ
ﻳ َنﺎآ ْﻦﻣو ،ُﻪﻔْﻴَﺿ ْمِﺮْﻜُﻴْﻠَﻓ ِﺮِﺧﻵا ِمﻮﻴﻟاو ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎِﺑ ُﻦِﻣْﺆُﻳ َنﺎَآ ْﻦﻣو ، ِﻩِرﺎﺟ ﻰِﻟإ ْﻦِﺴﺤُﻴْﻠَﻓ ، ِﺮِﺧﻵا ِمْﻮﻴْﻟاو
ِﻪﱠﻠﻟﺎﺑ ُﻦﻣﺆ
و
ْﺖُﻜْﺴﻴِﻟ ْوَأ ًاﺮْﻴَﺧ ْﻞُﻘَﻴْﻠَﻓ ِﺮﺧﻵا ِمﻮﻴﻟا
«
ﻪﻀﻌﺑ يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ىورو ،ﻆﻔﻠﻟا اﺬﻬﺑ ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
.
309.
Abu Shuraih Al-Khuza`i (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said,
"He who
believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him be kind to his neighbour; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day,
let him show hospitality to his guest; and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him either speak good or
remain silent".
[Muslim].
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ﺖﻟﺎﻗ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ﺔﺸﺋﺎﻋ ﻦﻋو
: ﺖﻠﻗ :
ﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﺎﻳ
لﺎﻗ ؟ىِﺪْهُأ ﺎﻤﻬﱢﻳَأ ﻰﻟِﺈَﻓ ، ِﻦْﻳَرﺎَﺟ ﻲﻟ ﱠنِإ ﻪ
:
»
ًﺎﺑﺎﺑ ﻚْﻨِﻣ ﺎِﻤﻬﺑﺮْﻗَأ ﻰﻟإ
«
يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
.
310.
`Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I said, "O Messenger of Allah (PBUH), I have two
neighbours, to which of them should I send a present?'' He (PBUH) replied,
"To the one whose door is nearer to
you".
[Al-Bukhari]
Commentary:
When a Muslim does not have the means to present gifts to his neighbours and wants to present a
gift only to one of them, he should go by the principle laid down in this Hadith. The principle enunciated here is:
"One who is the nearest neighbour, should have precedence over all others.''
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