The Ideal Muslim Woman - The Quran Blog - Enlighten Yourself

The Ideal Muslimah47"By Allah (SWT), he does not believe. By Allah (SWT), he does not believe. By Allah (SWT), he does not believe."He was asked, "Who, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "The one from whose evils (or troubles) his neighbour doesnot feel safe." 18According to a report given by Muslim: "He will not enter Paradise whose neighbour is not safe from his evil (ortrouble)." 19How great must be the crime of the bad neighbour, if his mistreatment of his neighbour is depriving him of theblessings of faith and denying him entrance to Paradise!The true Muslim woman who is pure of heart contemplates the meaning of these texts and the deep impressionthey leave in her mind concerning bad neighbours. It never occurs to her to mistreat her neighbour, no matterwhat the circumstances, because mistreating neighbours or becoming involved in disputes and conspiracies is nota thing to be taken lightly: it is a major sin which destroys faith and places one's ultimate fate in jeopardy. Thiswould be the greatest loss, and the mere thought of it makes the true Muslim woman tremble.The bad neighbour is a person whose good deeds are not acceptedThe bad neighbour is a person who has lost her faith, as stated in the hadith quoted above; she is also a personwhose good deeds are all cancelled, so that from now on no act of obedience or righteousness will be of anybenefit to her, so long as she persists in her mistreatment of her neighbour. Good deeds are essentially based onfaith in Allah (SWT), and faith in Allah (SWT) is not the matter of mere words: what counts is the practicalimplementation of that which Allah (SWT) requires of His servants. If a bad neighbour has lost her faith bypersisting in her mistreatment of her neighbour, then there is no hope that Allah (SWT) will accept her gooddeeds, no matter how great or how many they may be. They will be utterly wiped out, even if she spends hernights and days performing good deeds.Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi