Bad Neighbours

Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Sallam (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "My neighbour is disturbing me." He said, "Have patience." He came back a second time and said, "My neighbour is disturbing me," and the Prophet again said "Have patience." He came back a third time and said "My neighbour is disturbing me." The Prophet told him: , "Go back and put all your good and chattels out in the street. If anyone comes along and asks you, tell him, 'My neightbour is disturbing me.' Then he will truly incur curses. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honour his neighbour..."

An important aspect of the teachings of Islam is not to repay a bad neighbour with bad deeds, but to bear his disturbance with patience, in so far as he is able, hoping that the one who is doing wrong may stop his bad behaviour when he sees that his neighbour is not responding in kind. This is one of the noblest characteristics and one of the most effective ways of uprooting the evil that exists in some souls.

Source:
"The Ideal Muslims" - Dr Muhammad Ali Al Hashimi's, p. 128