Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! There is much talk about a certain woman’s prayers, fasting, and charity, but she harms her neighbors with her tongue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She is in Hell. He then said: O Messenger of Allah! It is said about another woman that she does not pray, fast, or give charity as much; she only gives pieces of cheese in charity, but she does not harm her neighbors. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: She is in Paradise.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the first two disputants will be two neighbors.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Seek refuge with Allah from the evil of the neighbor in your permanent residence, for if a person is a traveler, he can separate from (the bad neighbor) whenever he wishes.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: By Allah! That man cannot be a believer, by Allah! That man cannot possess faith, by Allah! That person cannot be a true believer. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! Who is he? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The neighbor whose neighbors are not safe from his evils. The people asked: O Messenger of Allah! What is meant by "bawa'iq"? He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: His evil.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: By Him in Whose hand is my soul! That servant will not enter Paradise whose neighbors are not safe from his evil.

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man said: O Messenger of Allah! When I do a good deed and when I do a bad deed, how will I know that I have done good or bad? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you hear your neighbors saying that you have done good, then you have done good; and when you hear them saying that you have done bad, then you have done bad.

It is narrated from a man named Daisam of Banu Sadoos, he says: We said to Sayyiduna Basheer bin Khasasiyyah—this was not his name, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named him Basheer—anyway, we said: Some people of Banu Tameem are our neighbors, whenever any of our goats strays from the herd, they take it away, so when some of their belongings come to us, can we take possession of them? He said: No, you cannot.