Neighbors and Guests
13 questions
Is it permissible to demand compensation for damages resulting from water leakage from a neighbor's house, or does that contradict the rights of neighbors and the values of Islam?
What is a brief overview of the Nowruz holiday and its ruling in Islam, and how should one deal with a Baha'i neighbor?
Why can't I be respected and do whatever I want?
Who is the guest that must be honored, and are companions and neighbors considered guests who have a right to hospitality?
What is the ruling on preparing food as an act of charity in the deceased's home on the first day of his death, with the participation of neighbors and relatives in its preparation?
How can a Muslim woman care for her neighbors and interact with them within the bounds of Sharia, given the circumstances of Middle Eastern society where friendly initiatives might be misinterpreted?
Is a husband sinful if he prevents his wife from receiving her relatives who frequently visit and cause embarrassment and discomfort in his home, especially since they have another home in the same city? And how can one reconcile the two Hadiths: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his guest" and "And you have the right over them that they do not allow anyone you dislike to step on your bedding (or enter your home)"?
What is the ruling on not returning the greeting of Salaam to one who harms his neighbor and whose evil is not safe from him? And how should he be dealt with?
What are the rights of neighbors?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who became angry because I wore the hijab in the presence of her son, then accused me with false accusations, and is it obligatory to boycott her, given that she is easily provoked and does not accept advice?
Is it forbidden to boycott neighbors and not visit them if visiting them leads to committing many sins like backbiting, and if they criticize and mock, which compels me to backbite and dislike them, all in avoidance of committing sins?
What is the meaning of honoring a guest, and is it limited to offering luxurious or available food? Does it include resident and short-term visiting guests, or only travelers? And how should one deal with repeated visits from neighbors?
What are the rights of relatives and neighbors, and is merely not harming one's neighbor sufficient to avoid sin, even if one does not greet him, along with clarifying the rights of a Muslim upon a Muslim and a disbeliever, and distinguishing between the obligatory and the recommended among these rights?