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2506. Wāthilah bin Al-Asqa' narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Do not rejoice over the mishaps of your brother so that Allāh has mercy on him and subjects you to trials." (Da'if)
[He said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharib. Makḥūl heard from Wāthilah bin Al-Asqa', Anas bin Mālik and Abī Hind Ad-Dārī. It is said that he did not hear from any of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ except these three. Makḥūl was from Ash-Shām and his Kunyah is Abū 'Abdullāh. He was a slave who was freed. Makḥūl Al-Azadi was from Al-Baṣrah, he heard from 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr, and 'Ummārah bin Zādhān reported from him.
'Alī bin Ḥujr narrated to us (he said): "Ismā'il bin 'Ayyāsh narrated
to us, from Tamīm bin ‘Atīyyah who said: ‘Most of what I heard Makhūl being asked, he would say: “Nadānam.”[1] (Da‘f)
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Commentary
To rejoice on the misery or misfortune of a brother-in-faith is against the principle of Islamic fellow-feeling and fraternity. It is rather inviting the same trouble for oneself.
