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Sunan Ibn Majah 3996 (Book 36, Hadith 71) #33351
The Consequences of Competition

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the consequences of competing with one another, and how it can lead to envy, hatred and division.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin 'As that the Messenger of Allah said: "When the treasures of Persia and Rome are opened for you, what kind of people will you be?" 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Awf said: "We will say what Allah has commanded us to say". The Messenger of Allah 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 Muhajirun and appoint some of them as leaders of others".
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّ بَكْرَ بْنَ سَوَادَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ يَزِيدَ بْنَ رَبَاحٍ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذَا فُتِحَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ خَزَائِنُ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ أَىُّ قَوْمٍ أَنْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ نَقُولُ كَمَا أَمَرَنَا اللَّهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ تَتَنَافَسُونَ ثُمَّ تَتَحَاسَدُونَ ثُمَّ تَتَدَابَرُونَ ثُمَّ تَتَبَاغَضُونَ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ تَنْطَلِقُونَ فِي مَسَاكِينِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَتَجْعَلُونَ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى رِقَابِ بَعْضٍ

TOPICS
competition  *  envy  *  hatred  *  division

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind and generous towards those who are less fortunate than you; Appoint some poor people from amongst the Muhajirun as leaders over others; Do not let your competition get out of hand; Follow what Allah has commanded you to do or say .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the consequences of competing with one another. It warns us that if we compete too much with each other for worldly gains or possessions then it can lead to envy, hatred and division among us. We should be careful not to let our competition get out of hand as it can have serious negative effects on our relationships with others. We should also remember that Allah has commanded us to be kind and generous towards those who are less fortunate than us; so we should go out of our way to help the poor among the Muhajirun by appointing some of them as leaders over others.

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