Dr. Ingrid Mattson speaks in this conference on the neighbor in Islam.

London and Windsor Community Chair in Islamic Studies at Huron University College at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and former president of the Islamic Society of North America, Dr. Mattson explains in this talk the importance of neighbors in Islam.

In the Qur’an, Allah (SWT) commands us to be good to neighbors, as He said:

“Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allah does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful.” (4:36)

Lady Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

“Gabriel continued to advise me to treat neighbors well until I thought he would make them my heirs.” (Al-Bukhari)