CAUSING DISTRES TO ONE’S NEIGHBOURS
In a Hadith, it has been narrated that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was asked about a woman who
fasted whole day, prayed whole night, but caused a lot of distress and
suffering to her neighbours. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said that she will go
to Hell. While explaining this Hadith Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi RE used to say
that this Hadith strictly forbids causing harm and distress to other people, and
clarifies that not causing harm to other people takes precedence over Ibadah
(acts of worship). Hazrat Thanvi further used to say that this facet of social
interactions has become so neglected in Islamic teachings these days that no
one teaches their pupils that not causing distress and harm to other people is
an essential part of Islam.
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