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Sahih al-Bukhari 1409

I heard the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given…

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي قَيْسٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضى الله عنه

قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا حَسَدَ إِلاَّ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً فَهْوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا»

I heard the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) saying, “There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others.”

ইবনু মাস‘ঊদ (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি নবী সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম -কে বলতে শুনেছি, কেবল মাত্র দু’ধরনের ব্যক্তির প্রতি ঈর্ষা রাখা যেতে পারে, একজন এমন ব্যক্তি যাকে আল্লাহ সম্পদ দিয়েছেন এবং ন্যায় পথে তা ব্যয় করার মত ক্ষমতাবান করেছেন। অপরজন এমন ব্যক্তি যাকে আল্লাহ দ্বীনের জ্ঞান দান করেছেন (আর তিনি) সে অনুযায়ী ফয়সালা দেন ও অন্যান্যকে তা শিক্ষা দেন। (৭৩)

ہم سے محمد بن مثنیٰ نے بیان کیا ‘ کہا کہ ہم سے یحییٰ بن سعید نے اسماعیل بن ابی خالد سے بیان کیا، کہا کہ مجھ سے قیس بن ابی حازم نے بیان کیا اور ان سے ابن مسعود رضی اللہ عنہا نے بیان کیا کہ حسد ( رشک ) کرنا صرف دو ہی آدمیوں کے ساتھ جائز ہو سکتا ہے۔

ایک تو اس شخص کے ساتھ جسے اللہ نے مال دیا اور اسے حق اور مناسب جگہوں میں خرچ کرنے کی توفیق دی۔ دوسرے اس شخص کے ساتھ جسے اللہ تعالیٰ نے حکمت ( عقل علم قرآن و حدیث اور معاملہ فہمی ) دی اور وہ اپنی حکمت کے مطابق حق فیصلے کرتا ہے اور لوگوں کو اس کی تعلیم دیتا ہے۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Muhammad bin Al Mutsanna] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Yahya] dari [Isma'il] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada saya [Qais] dari [Ibnu Mas'ud radliallahu 'anhu] berkata; Aku mendengar Nabi Shallallahu'alaihiwasallam bersabda: "Tidak boleh iri (dengki) kecuali kepada dua hal. (Yaitu kepada) seorang yang Allah berikan kepadanya harta lalu dia menguasainya dan membelanjakannya di jalan yang haq (benar) dan seorang yang Allah berikan hikmah (ilmu) lalu dia melaksanakannya dan mengajarkannya (kepada orang lain)

İbni Mes'ud Resûlullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'i şöyle buyururken işitmiştir: "Şu iki kimse dışında hiçbir kimseye gıpta edilmez. Bunlardan birincisi; Allah'ın kendisine mal verdiği ve bu mal'ı hakk yolda harcayan kimsedir, ikincisi ise, Allah'ın kendisine hikmet verip buna göre hüküm veren ve bunu (insanlara) öğreten kimsedir

Sahih al-Bukhari 1409, Book 24, Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat), Hadith 13. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out in this Hadīth that envy is of different types. There is a type that is blameworthy and unlawful under Shariah; that is when a person wishes for the removal of some blessing from his brother. The permissible type of envy is when one sees someone enjoying a worldly blessing and he hopes to have the same for himself.

There is also a praiseworthy type of envy which is recommended under Shariah. It is when one sees someone enjoying a religious blessing and wishes to have the same thing for oneself. This is what the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) intended by his statement: "There should be no envy except in two (cases)". This means that envy has different types, and its ruling differs according to its type.

It is not praiseworthy and recommended by Shariah except in two cases: 1. When there is a wealthy righteous man whom Allah has given lawful wealth, which he spends in the cause of Allah, the Almighty. So one hopes to be like him, and envies him, the kind of envy that is free from malice, for that blessing. 2. When there is a knowledgeable man whom Allah has given beneficial knowledge which he acts upon, teaches to others, and judges between the people according to. So, he wishes to be like him.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Muhammad ibn al-MuthannaTold us, Fourth generation, died 252 AH
  3. 3Yahya ibn Said al-QattanTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  4. 4Ismail ibn Abi KhalidFrom, Successor, died 136 AH
  5. 5Qays ibn Abi HazimTold me, Successor, died 84 AH
  6. 6Abdullah ibn MasudFrom, Companion, died 28 AH

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