Neigbbor's Rigbt

A||ar, lre Exa|led, says:

"worsh|p A||ah and jo|n none w|th h|m (|n worsh|p}; and do good to parents, k|nsfo|k, orphans, A|-
Hasak|n (the poor}, the ne|ghbour who |s near of k|n, the ne|ghbour who |s a stranger, the
compan|on by your s|de, the wayfarer (you meet}, and those (s|aves} whom your r|ght hands
possess.'' (4:3}
303. lor `urar ard `A|srar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr lrer) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul)
sa|d, J|or|| |epl recorrerd|rg lreal|rg re|groours W|lr ||rdress url|| l lrougrl re Wou|d ass|gr a srare ol
|rrer|larce.
[A|-8u|rar| ard Vus||r|.
6ommentary: Tr|s lad|lr |||uslrales lre |rporlarce ol r|ce lrealrerl lo re|groours |r ls|ar.
304. Aou 0rarr (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul) corrarded re
lrus, 0 Aou 0rarrl wrerever you prepare a orolr, pul p|erly ol Waler |r |l, ard ard g|ve sore ol |l lo your
re|groours.
[Vus||r|.
lr arolrer rarral|or ol Vus||r, rarraled Aou 0rarr (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r): Vy lr|erd,
(Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul)) adv|sed re say|rg, wrerever you prepare a orolr, pul p|erly ol Waler |r |l,
ard g|ve sore lo your re|groours ard lrer g|ve lrer oul ol lr|s W|lr courlesy.''
6ommentary: Tr|s lad|lr ra|es |l c|ear lral ls|ar does rol |||e a Vus||r lo |grore r|s poor re|groour
ard eal up everylr|rg r|rse|l. ll slresses lral ore rusl la|e care ol r|s poor re|groours. ll a persor |s rol
|r a pos|l|or lo do rore, re srou|d al |easl add sore Waler |r lre orolr re coo|s lor r|s oWr lood ard serd
a porl|or ol |l lo r|s deserv|rg re|groour. ll |eads us lo lre corc|us|or lral a Vus||r srou|d |r ro case oe
urr|rdlu| ol r|s re|groour ard |l re |s We||-lo-do, re srou|d oe a|| lre rore crar|lao|e lo r|s re|groours.
305. Aou lura|rar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Tre Proprel (P8ul) sa|d, 8y A||ar, re |s rol
a oe||everl 8y A||ar, re |s rol a oe||everl 8y A||ar, re |s rol a oe||ever.'' ll Was as|ed, wro |s lral, 0
Vesserger ol A||ar?'' le sa|d, 0re Wrose re|groour does rol lee| sale lror r|s ev||.
[A|-8u|rar| ard Vus||r|.
Arolrer rarral|or ol Vus||r |s: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul) sa|d, le W||| rol erler Jarrar Wrose
re|groour |s rol secure lror r|s Wrorglu| corducl.
6ommentary: Tr|s lad|lr revea|s lral rurl|rg or lrouo||rg a re|groour |s sucr a ser|ous ollerce lral |l
causes A||ar's wralr, ard lrus pur|srrerl |r le||.
30. Aou lura|rar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul) sa|d, 0 Vus||r
Worerl No ore ol you srou|d cors|der |rs|gr|l|carl (a g|ll) lo g|ve lo rer re|groour ever |l |l |s (a g|ll ol)
lre lrollers ol a sreep.
[A|-8u|rar| ard Vus||r|.
6ommentary: Tr|s lad|lr rears lral re|groours srou|d preserl g|lls lo eacr olrer. Tre r|cr rer ard lre
poor accord|rg lo lre|r rears. 0re Wro |s poor srou|d rol lr|r| lral Wral re |s preserl|rg lo r|s re|groour
|s rol Worlry ol g|v|rg. Ever r|s ruro|e g|ll, prov|ded |l |s preserled W|lr s|rcer|ly, W||| l|rd acceplarce W|lr
A||ar. Accord|rg lo lre Noo|e 0ur'ar: 3o Wrosoever does good equa| lo lre We|grl ol ar arl (or a sra||
arl) sra|| see |l.'' (99:Z)
ll |s, roWever, oeller lor a r|cr persor lo preserl a g|ll Wr|cr goes We|| W|lr r|s rears. le srou|d rol g|ve
arylr|rg lo r|s re|groour Wr|cr |s sla|e or Wr|cr re does rol |||e lor r|rse|l oecause aparl lror |rs|rcer|ly,
sucr a lr|rg sroWs r|s corlerpl lor lre re|groour Wr||e g|ll |s, |r lacl, a lo|er ol s|rcer|ly ard orolrerrood.
307. Aou lura|rar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul) sa|d, No ore
srou|d pror|o|l r|s re|groour lror p|ac|rg a peg |r r|s Wa||. Aou lura|rar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r)
added: NoW l see you lurr|rg aWay lror lr|s (3urrar), oul oy A||ar, l sra|| go or proc|a|r|rg |l.
[A|-8u|rar| ard Vus||r|.
6ommentary: Tre |rporlarce ol lre |rjurcl|or corla|red |r lr|s lad|lr cores |rlo pror|rerce |r
|oca||l|es corpr|s|rg ruls ard lerls, or al p|aces Wrere lre lWo re|groours sl||| rave corror Wa||s
oelWeer lre|r rouses. (lr o|g c|l|es eacr rouse ras |ls oWr |rdeperderl Wa||s.) lr ary case, |l |s ev|derl
lror lr|s lad|lr lral a Vus||r srou|d oe cors|derale ol r|s re|groours. ls|ar orda|rs us lo co-operale ard
syrpalr|ze W|lr lrer. A|| Vus||rs are |||ered lo a oody eacr orgar ol Wr|cr |s ||r|ed W|lr lre olrer. lr lre
||grl ol lr|s |rjurcl|or, ore car very We|| urderslard lre r|grls ol lre re|groours |r ls|ar.
308. Aou lura|rar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul) sa|d, le Wro
oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre Lasl 0ay |el r|r rol rarr r|s re|groour; ard re Wro oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre
Lasl 0ay |el r|r sroW rosp|la||ly lo r|s guesl; ard re Wro oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre Lasl 0ay |el r|r spea|
good or rera|r s||erl.
[A|-8u|rar| ard Vus||r|.
6ommentary: Tr|s lad|lr urlo|ds lre lru|ls ol Fa|lr. 0re Wro does rol rave lre qua||l|es rerl|ored |r |l,
|s depr|ved ol lre o|ess|rgs ol lre Fa|lr. Fa|lr ol sucr a persor |s |||e a lru|l|ess lree, or a l|oWer W|lroul
lragrarce, or a oody W|lroul sou|.
309. Aou 3rura|r A|-Kruza`| (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr r|r) reporled: Tre Proprel (P8ul) sa|d, le Wro
oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre Lasl 0ay, |el r|r oe ||rd lo r|s re|groour; ard re Wro oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre
Lasl 0ay, |el r|r sroW rosp|la||ly lo r|s guesl; ard re Wro oe||eves |r A||ar ard lre Lasl 0ay, |el r|r e|lrer
spea| good or rera|r s||erl.
[Vus||r|.
310. `A|srar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr rer) reporled: l sa|d, 0 Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul), l rave lWo
re|groours, lo Wr|cr ol lrer srou|d l serd a preserl?'' le (P8ul) rep||ed, To lre ore Wrose door |s
rearer lo you.
[A|-8u|rar||
6ommentary: wrer a Vus||r does rol rave lre rears lo preserl g|lls lo r|s re|groours ard Warls lo
preserl a g|ll or|y lo ore ol lrer, re srou|d go oy lre pr|rc|p|e |a|d doWr |r lr|s lad|lr. Tre pr|rc|p|e
erurc|aled rere |s: 0re Wro |s lre rearesl re|groour, srou|d rave precederce over a|| olrers.''
311. `Aodu||ar o|r `urar (Vay A||ar oe p|eased W|lr lrer) reporled: Vesserger ol A||ar (P8ul)
sa|d, Tre oesl ol corpar|ors W|lr A||ar |s lre ore Wro |s oesl lo r|s corpar|ors, ard lre oesl ol
re|groours lo A||ar |s lre ore Wro |s lre oesl ol lrer lo r|s re|groour.
[Al-T|rr|dr||.
6ommentary: Corpar|or |s a corror Word Wr|cr covers corpar|ors |r jourrey ard slay. Vus||rs are
orda|red lo lreal a|| ol lrer r|ce|y. 8ul ore's re|groour ras precederce over olrers. N|ce lrealrerl lo r|r
|s lre oesl rears lo alla|r a d|sl|rcl|ve p|ace W|lr A||ar.


what are the most |mportant r|ghts that are respected |n |s|am?


Pra|se oe lo A||ar.
ls|ar|c r|grls are rary, arorg lre rosl |rporlarl ol Wr|cr are lre lo||oW|rg:
The r|ghts of A||ah
Tre o|ess|rgs ol A||ar lo l|s s|aves are |rrurerao|e. Every o|ess|rg deserves lrar|s. Tre r|grls ol A||ar
upor l|s s|aves are rary, lre rosl |rporlarl ol Wr|cr |rc|ude lre lo||oW|rg:
1. TaWreed, Wr|cr rears oe||ev|rg lral A||ar |s 0re |r l|s Esserce, l|s rares, l|s allr|oules ard l|s
deeds. 3o We srou|d oe||eve lral A||ar a|ore |s lre Lord, lre 3overe|gr, lre Corlro||er, lre Crealor, lre
Prov|der, |r wrose rard |s 0or|r|or ard le |s Ao|e lo do a|| lr|rgs:
'8|essed oe le |r wrose lard |s lre dor|r|or; ard le |s Ao|e lo do a|| lr|rgs[a|-Vu|| Z:1 -
|rlerprelal|or ol lre rear|rg|
2. 'loaadar (Worsr|p), Wr|cr rears Worsr|pp|rg A||ar a|ore oecause le |s lre|r Lord, Crealor ard
Prov|der. 3o a|| ||rds ol Worsr|p srou|d oe devoled lo l|r a|ore, sucr as du'aa' (supp||cal|or), dr||r
(rereroer|rg A||ar), see||rg re|p, ruro||rg orese|l, suor|ll|rg, rope ard lear, voWs, sacr|l|ces, ard so
or. A||ar says (|rlerprelal|or ol lre rear|rg):
'worsr|p A||ar ard jo|r rore W|lr l|r (|r Worsr|p)
[a|-N|saa' 1:3|
3. 3ru|r (gral|lude, g|v|rg lrar|s), lor A||ar |s lre 0re wro oesloWs lavours ard o|ess|rgs upor a|| ol
creal|or, so lrey rave lo sroW lre|r gral|lude lor lrese o|ess|rgs or lre|r ||ps ard |r lre|r rearls ard |r lre|r
prys|ca| acl|ors, oy pra|s|rg A||ar ard us|rg lrese o|ess|rgs lo ooey A||ar ard |r Ways lral A||ar ras
perr|lled:
'Trerelore rereroer Ve (oy pray|rg, g|or|ly|rg). l W||| rereroer you, ard oe gralelu| lo Ve (lor Vy
courl|ess Favours or you) ard rever oe urgralelu| lo Ve
[a|-8aqarar 2:152 - |rlerprelal|or ol lre rear|rg|
Tre r|grls ol lre Vesserger
Tre serd|rg ol lre Vesserger (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r) |s a greal o|ess|rg lor a|| ol
rar||rd. A||ar serl r|r lo or|rg rar||rd lorlr lror dar|ress |rlo ||grl, ard lo sroW lrer lral Wr|cr W|||
or|rg lrer rapp|ress |r lr|s Wor|d ard |r lre lerealler.
Arorg lre r|grls lral lre Vesserger ras over us are lral We srou|d |ove r|r, ooey r|r ard serd
o|ess|rgs upor r|r. Lov|rg r|r (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r) |s acr|eved oy ooey|rg r|s
corrards ard oe||ev|rg Wral re lo|d us, avo|d|rg lral Wr|cr re loroade ard rol Worsr|pp|rg A||ar excepl
|r lre Ways lral re prescr|oed.
!arent's r|ghts
ls|ar pays spec|a| allerl|or lo lre lar||y ard ercourages |ove ard respecl W|lr|r |l. Tre parerls are lre
oas|s ard lourdal|or ol lre lar||y, rerce rorour|rg ore's parerls |s ore ol lre oesl deeds ard ore ol lre
rosl oe|oved acl|ors lo A||ar.
lorour|rg ore's parerls |s acr|eved oy ooey|rg lrer, respecl|rg lrer, oe|rg ruro|e loWards lrer,
lreal|rg lrer ||rd|y, sperd|rg or lrer, pray|rg lor lrer, upro|d|rg l|es ol ||rsr|p W|lr lrose lo Wror ore
|s re|aled lrrougr lrer, ard rorour|rg lre|r lr|erds:
'Ard your Lord ras decreed lral you Worsr|p rore oul l|r. Ard lral you oe dul|lu| lo your parerls[a|-
lsraa' 1Z:23|
Tre r|grls ol lre rolrer |r lr|s regard are grealer, oecause sre |s lre ore Wro oears lre cr||d, g|ves o|rlr
lo r|r ard oreaslleeds r|r. A rar care lo lre Proprel (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r) ard
sa|d, '0 Vesserger ol A||ar, Wro |s rosl deserv|rg ol ry good corpar|orsr|p? le sa|d, 'Your rolrer.
le sa|d, 'Trer Wro? le sa|d, 'Your rolrer. le sa|d, 'Trer Wro? le sa|d, 'Your rolrer. le sa|d,
'Trer Wro? le sa|d, 'Your lalrer.
(Agreed upor. Tr|s vers|or Was rarraled oy a|-8u|raar|, a|-Adao, Z8)
Tre r|grls ol ore Vus||r over arolrer
Tre oe||evers are orolrers ard are ar |rlegraled ral|or, |||e a ou||d|rg parls ol Wr|cr supporl olrer parls.
Trey lreal ore arolrer W|lr rercy ard corpass|or, ard |ove ore arolrer. lr order lo preserve lr|s ou||d|rg
ard lr|s orolrerrood, A||ar ras prescr|oed r|grls Wr|cr eacr Vus||r ras over r|s le||oW Vus||r. Trese
|rc|ude |ove, s|rcer|ly (raseerar), re||ev|rg r|s d|slress, corcea||rg r|s r|sla|es, supporl|rg r|r Wrer re
|s |r lre r|grl, respecl|rg re|groours ard rorour|rg guesls.
Trese r|grls a|so |rc|ude relurr|rg greel|rgs ol sa|aar, v|s|l|rg lre s|c|, accepl|rg |rv|lal|ors, say|rg
'yarraru| A||ar (ray A||ar rave rercy or you) lo a Vus||r Wrer re sreezes, ard allerd|rg r|s lurera|.
Tre Proprel (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r) sa|d: 'Tre r|grls ol ore Vus||r over arolrer are
l|ve: relurr|rg lre greel|rg ol sa|aar, say|rg 'yarraru| A||ar (ray A||ar rave rercy or you)' Wrer re
sreezes, accepl|rg |rv|lal|ors, v|s|l|rg lre s|c| ard allerd|rg lurera|s. (Narraled oy Vus||r, 225)
Ne|ghbour's r|ghts
ls|ar pays allerl|or lo lre |ssue ol re|groours, Wrelrer lrey are Vus||r or rol, oecause ol lre |rleresls
served oy lral |r ra||rg lre ral|or |||e ore oody. Tre Proprel (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r)
sa|d: 'J|oree| |epl or erjo|r|rg lre good lrealrerl ol re|groours lo lre exlerl lral l lrougrl lral re Wou|d
|rc|ude re|groours as re|rs. (Agreed upor. Narraled oy Vus||r, 225)
Arorg lre r|grls ol ore re|groour over arolrer as all|rred oy ls|ar are lre |r|l|al|or ol greel|rgs, v|s|l|rg
r|r |l re |s s|c|, oller|rg cordo|erces |l ca|ar|ly oela||s r|r, corgralu|al|rg r|r al l|res ol joy, over|oo||rg
r|s r|sla|es, corcea||rg r|s lau|ls, oear|rg r|s arroyarce W|lr pal|erce, g|v|rg r|r g|lls, |erd|rg r|r
rorey |l re reeds |l, |oWer|rg ore's gaze lror |oo||rg al r|s Worerlo||, ard gu|d|rg r|r lo lral Wr|cr W|||
oerel|l r|r |r r|s re||g|ous ard Wor|d|y alla|rs. Tre Proprel (peace ard o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r)
sa|d:
'Tre oesl ol corpar|ors W|lr A||ar |s lre ore Wro |s oesl lo r|s corpar|or, ard lre oesl ol re|groours
W|lr l|r |s lre ore Wro |s oesl lo r|s re|groour.(Narraled oy a|-8u|raar| |r a|-Adao a|-Vulrad, 115)
Corcerr|rg re|groours' r|grls, A||ar says (|rlerprelal|or ol lre rear|rg):
'worsr|p A||ar ard jo|r rore W|lr l|r (|r Worsr|p); ard do good lo parerls, ||rslo||, orprars, A|-
Vasaa|eer (lre poor), lre re|groour Wro |s rear ol ||r, lre re|groour Wro |s a slrarger, lre corpar|or oy
your s|de.[a|-N|saa' 1:3|
ls|ar Warrs aga|rsl arroy|rg ore's re|groours or lreal|rg lrer oad|y. Tre Vesserger (peace ard
o|ess|rgs ol A||ar oe upor r|r) exp|a|red lral lr|s Wou|d |ead lo oe|rg depr|ved ol Parad|se: 'le W||| rol
erler Parad|se lror Wrose rarr r|s re|groour |s rol sale. (Agreed upor. Narraled oy Vus||r, 1).
lr order lo acr|eve lre corror |rleresl, ls|ar g|ves r|grls lo lre ru|er over r|s suojecls ard lo lre suojecls
over lre|r ru|er, ard |ls g|ves lre rusoard r|grls over r|s W|le ard lre W|le r|grls over rer rusoard, ard
lrere are olrer jusl r|grls Wr|cr ls|ar ras erjo|red.