Neighbors and Guests
37 questions
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?
Is it obligatory for me to finish the exterior wall of my house that faces my neighbor's property, especially since he left a space from his land for ventilation and light?
How should one deal, according to Sharia, with neighbors of bad character who are harsh and sow discord, given that they are also relatives and neighbors, and knowing that they are orphans and were previously wronged by their deceased brother?
Is the animosity between us and our neighbors considered an impediment to the acceptance of our deeds, especially since we avoid them for fear of problems, knowing full well that we bear no malice or resentment, even though we do not forget their injustice towards us?
Is the quarrel and estrangement that occurred between me and my neighbor, after her repeated mistreatment and my request to cut off the relationship, considered unlawful desertion that prevents forgiveness during blessed days?
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?
What is the ruling on not responding to someone who calls out to the the house if circumstances are not suitable for receiving them?
Is one sinful if he does not speak to his neighbor after an argument between them, even if there was not much communication between them to begin with, and the period of not speaking exceeds three days? And is it necessary to apologize to him if the neighbor avoids the one who quarreled with him?
What is the ruling regarding the landlord's anger and his interruption of the visiting woman's husband, accusing him of entering his house without permission, based on his coming to take food that his wife had prepared with the hostess?
What is to be done when a neighbor avoids and turns away from conversation, despite not having been ill-treated, and the relationship was superficial?
Does contacting by mobile phone equal seeking permission to enter homes, and are three calls sufficient? And must I return the call of whoever called me?
Is offering hospitality with the right hand Sunnah, and after offering hospitality to the eldest, does one start with the person to his right and then the one next to him, or with the person to his left?