Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4208 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1407
Source no. 4208 · Volume 9 · Page 208
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٨٩٧)
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4208. It was narrated from 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ud that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "There is no (permissible) envy except in two cases: A man to whom Allāh has given wealth and caused him to dispose of it in a proper manner, and a man to whom Allāh has given wisdom, and he acts in accordance with it and teaches it (to others)." (Sahih)
4208 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ: رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا، فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً، فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا "
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Envy is wishing that the blessings of Allāh that are granted to someone should be finished; it is one of the major sins. But this Hadith refers to the envy of longing for the same blessing that is granted to someone else.