In a Hadith the Prophet asserted that ´there is not one amongst us who is not merciful towards the young and respectful of the elderly.

Along the same lines, in an agreed upon Hadith, Rasul Allah once stated: ´a Muslim has to fulfill five obligations towards another Muslim: he must return a Salam, visit a sick person, follow a funeral procession, return an invitation, and send blessing on a sneezer. 

In the same vein, and according to an agreed-upon Hadith, the Prophet (saw) also stated: ´Gabriel had commended my neighbour to me with such insistence and frequency that I thought he was going to make of him my heirª.