Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4142 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1387
Source no. 4142 · Volume 9 · Page 142
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٦٠٤) ، الضعيفة (٦٣٣)
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4142. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "Look at those who are beneath you and do not look at those who are above you, for it is more suitable that you should not consider as less the blessing of Allāh.” (Sahih)
4142 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ، وَلَا تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَجْدَرُ أَنْ لَا تَزْدَرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ» ، قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ: عَلَيْكُمْ حَدَّثَنَا
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Looking at those who have lesser worldly goods and are inferior to us, encourages us to respect and appreciate the blessings we have, and this feeling consequently leads one to be grateful to Allāh. Every blessing a person has could be considered as less or more. It is considered less if his blessing is compared to the one who has more blessings than him. At the same time, it is considered as greater if it is compared to the one who has less than him. So, one should not suffer from an inferiority complex, and he should not complain to Allāh.