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3996. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr bin 'Ās that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "When the treasures of Persia and Rome are opened for you, what kind of people will you be?" 'Abdur-Rahmān bin 'Awf said: "We will say what Allāh has commanded us to say." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Or
something other than that. You will compete with one another, then you will envy one another, then you will turn your backs on one another, then you will hate one another, or something like that. Then you will go to the poor among the Muhājirin and appoint some of them as leaders of others." (Sahih)
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[1] A type of herb or vegetable.
Commentary
Envy here means longing for mundane wealth. If one wishes any favor of Allāh to be granted to him alone without others, it is a lawful envy but some times it may lead to jealousy. The lawful envy is wishing a favor for oneself also which is granted to someone else.
Jealousy spoils the relations and it might even lead to the enmity so, all such habits are disliked.
The last sentence proves that rich people will be harsh with poor persons and boast over them. The Companions of the Prophet ﷺ were free from such bad characters; such characters emerged among those who came after them.
