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Hadith · EXCERPT

Treat neighbours with consideration

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari 6014

Book 78, Hadith 45

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What It Means: Reading in Context

This is the opening clause of the reported saying. The rest describes how repeated advice about neighbours led the Prophet to think they might be made heirs. It does not state that neighbours were assigned inheritance rights. The English preserves the source’s spelling and capitalisation. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6014. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.

REFLECTION · EDITORIAL

Consider one small way to make life easier for a neighbour, such as reducing noise, checking in, or offering help without intruding.

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