Patience with a difficult neighbor

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Etiquette with Neighbors

Patience with a difficult neighbor

The Prophet (SAW) said: "The believer who mixes with people and bears their harm with patience is better than the one who does not mix with people and does not bear their harm."

Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah and Jami' al-Tirmidhi, graded Hasan, on the authority of Ibn Umar (RA)

Explanation

Living closely with others inevitably brings friction, and patience is presented here as the higher virtue.

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