The Ideal Muslim Woman - The Quran Blog - Enlighten Yourself

The Ideal MuslimahMuslim villages clinging to mountaintops, surrounded by thousands of Muslims who uphold the well-being oftheir Jewish and Christian neighbours.45She starts with the neighbour whose home is closest to her ownThe true Muslim woman does not forget the precise system that Islam set out when it enjoined the goodtreatment of neighbours. Islam has told her to give priority to the one whose house is closest, then the one whois next closest, and so on. This takes into account the closeness of the neighbours whose homes are beside oneanother, the issues which may frequently arise between them, and the importance of maintaining friendship andharmony.`A'ishah (May Allah be pleased with her) said: "O Messenger of Allah, I have two neighbours, so to which oneshould I send a gift?" He said, "To the one whose door is closest to yours." 15This system of priority in the good treatment of neighbours does not mean that the Muslim woman should ignorethe neighbours who are further away from her home. Everyone around her home is considered to be a neighbourand thus enjoys the rights of a neighbour. This system is merely the matter of organization, by means of whichthe Prophet (PBUH) encouraged taking care of the closest neighbour because he or she is the one with whomthere is usually ongoing contact and interaction.The true Muslim woman is the best neighbourIt comes as no surprise that the Muslim woman who truly understands the teachings of her religion is the best ofneighbours, because good treatment of neighbours is a basic Islamic attitude that is deeply engrained in theconscience of the Muslim woman who has been brought up with the teachings of Islam, which state that the onewho is kindest to her neighbour is the best neighbour in the sight of Allah (SWT):Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi