Open AccessHelping a Neighbour in Need: An Auto-ethnography of Lived Hadith Citizenship
Author(s) -
Rizwan Sahib
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal living hadis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2548-4761
pISSN - 2528-7567
DOI - 10.14421/livinghadis.2021.2703
Subject(s) - citizenship , ethnography , sociology , neighbourhood (mathematics) , islam , lived experience , gender studies , anthropology , psychology , psychoanalysis , political science , law , philosophy , theology , politics , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This study presents specific ahadīth (sing. hadīth) which inform neighbourly relations on a day-to-day basis. I interpret my actions towards a neighbour, who was experiencing personal problems, as lived-hadīth citizenship. That is, my interactions with my neighbour were infused with Prophet Muhammad's teachings and instructions as found in ahadīth. Aspects of Prophetic wisdom, such as care and easing somebody’s burdens, align with contemporary sociological, anthropological, and psychological definitions of citizenship. This study thus shows that Islamic scripture has a positive role to play in Western societies, shaping daily behaviours such as being a good citizen in one’s neighbourhood.