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Treating Neighbors Kindly
Narrated ‘Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“[Angel] Gabriel continued to recommend me about treating the neighbors kindly and politely so much so that I thought he would order me to make them as my heirs.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 43]
Enjoining Good
Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“Enjoining all that is good is a Sadaqa [Charity].”
[Sahih BukhariVolume 8, Book 73, Number 50]
Belief and Neighbor’s Safety
Narrated Abu Shuraih (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!” It was said, “Who is that, O Allah’s Apostle?” He said, “That person whose neighbor does not feel safe from his evil.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 45]
Planting Plants
Narrated Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“If any Muslim plants any plant and a human being or an animal eats of it, he will be rewarded as if he had given that much in charity.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 41]
Looking After Widows and the Poor
Narrated Safwan bin Salim (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah’s Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night.”
Narrated Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet said as above.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 35]
Merciful
Narrated Jarir bin ‘Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) said:
“He who is not merciful to others, will not be treated mercifully.”
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 42.]
Giving
Narrated Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him):
Never was the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah’s peace be upon him) asked for a thing to be given for which his answer was ‘no’.
[Sahih Bukhari; Volume 8, Book 73, Number 60]
