The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, considered a good neighbor as part of a person’s happiness

Naafi’ ibn ‘Abdul-Waarith (a Companion) said that Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “From the happiness of a person is having a good neighbor, an easy riding animal and a spacious house.”

Sa’d ibn Abu Waqqaas (a Companion) narrated that the Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Four things are from the happiness of a man: a righteous wife, a spacious house, a righteous neighbor, and an easy ride [comfortable]. And four things are from the misery of aman: a bad neighbor, a bad wife, a cramped house, and a difficult ride.”

Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, sought Allah’s refuge from a bad neighbor, for he, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to say in his supplication: “O Allah, I seek refuge with you from a bad neighbor in a place of permanent residence, for a neighbor in the nomadic areas [i.e. a Bedouin] will move away.”

The Prophet of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, ordered his Companions to do so, saying: “Seek refuge with Allah from a bad neighbor in a place of permanent residence, for a neighbor in the nomadic area will move away.”