Source: Shaheed Murtada Mutahhari, The Narrative of Veracious, Vol.1, STORY,
NO.57, p.132-133
A man of Ansars (The Helpers) bought a new house in one of the neighbourhood of
Madinah and moved into it.
He came to understand that an unconventional neighbour had fallen to his share.
He came to the Holy Prophet (s) and said: “I have purchased a house in such and
such a quarter, among so and so tribe and moved into it. Unfortunately, my
nearest neighbour is a useless person, not only that, he is also ill-mannered to
me. I am not safe from him. And I am not sure what means and dangers he may
bring to us.
The Holy Prophet (s) entrusted four persons, namely ‘Ali (‘a), Salman, Abuzar
and another one who was said to be Miqdad, He (s) conveyed loudly the following
message to the people, men and women in the Mosque:
“The one whose neighbours fear his persecution has no faith.”
This announcement was repeated three times. Then the Holy Prophet (.y) pointed
in four directions with his hand and said: “From each side of a house you live
in up to forty houses, one should count tern as his neighbours.”