مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ جَارَهُ
Anybody who believes in Allah and the Last Day, should serve his neighbor generously
Sahih al-Bukhari 6019 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6019
Book 78, Hadith 50
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Abu Shuraih reports this opening instruction about honouring a neighbour. The narration continues with hospitality towards guests and speaking well or remaining silent. This excerpt selects the neighbour passage, not the speech passage already represented elsewhere in the collection. This entry comes from Sahih al-Bukhari 6019. 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
Look for a small way to be a considerate neighbour. Offer help without intruding, and be mindful of the shared space around your home.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.