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Sunan Ibn Majah 4208 (Book 37, Hadith 109) #33564
Envy in Two Cases

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that it is permissible to feel envy in two cases, when a person has been given wealth and uses it properly, or when a person has been given wisdom and acts upon it.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas’ud that the Messenger of Allah said: "There is no (permissible) envy except in two cases: A man whom Allah has given wealth and caused him to dispose of it in a proper manner, and a man to whom Allah has given wisdom, and he acts in accordance with it and teaches it (to others)".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏ "‏ لاَ حَسَدَ إِلاَّ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا

TOPICS
envy  *  wealth  *  wisdom  *  properly  *  hasad  *  maal  *  hikmah  *  sahihan

QUICK LESSONS:
Be grateful for blessings from Allah; Use wealth wisely; Act upon knowledge; Teach knowledge to others .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that there are two cases where feeling envy is permissible. The first case is when Allah has blessed someone with wealth and they use it properly. This means spending their money on things that are beneficial for them and others, such as charity or investing in something productive. The second case is when Allah has blessed someone with wisdom and they act upon this knowledge by teaching others what they have learned. In both of these cases, the people who have been blessed should be admired for their good deeds rather than envied for what they have achieved. It teaches us to be grateful for the blessings we receive from Allah instead of feeling jealous of those who may have more than us.

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