A Good Neighbour is a Good Human Being

A GOOD NEIGHBOUR IS A GOOD HUMAN BEING A believer must unilaterally make concessions to his neighbours. Ignoring any unpleasant behaviour, he must return good for evil. A n individual’s most immediate human contact— after family members—is his neighbours. These neighbours might just remain acquaintances, but the whole scenario is better if they become companions. It should be borne in mind that keeping the neighbours happy and establishing good relations with them are important aspects of a God-oriented life. Whether a neighbour belongs to one’s own religion or some other religion, whether he belongs to one’s own nation or some other nation, in every way, he is to be respected. In all circumstances, he must be given his dues as is the demand of both religion and humanity. According to a hadith, the Prophet of Islam once observed: “By God he is not a believer, by God he is not a believer, by God he is not a believer from whose evils his neighbour is not in peace.” (Sahih alBukhari, 6016) According to this hadith, if a Muslim harms his neighbour, or even if he lives in such a way