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Sahih al-Bukhari 4634 (Book 65, Hadith 156) #4417
The Sense of Ghaira and Praise of Allah

SUMMARY: Allah has the most sense of ghaira and loves to be praised, so He prohibits shameful sins and praises Himself.

Narrated Abu Wail: 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) said, "None has more sense of ghaira than Allah therefore - He prohibits shameful sins (illegal sexual intercourse, etc) whether committed openly or secretly. And none loves to be praised more than Allah does, and for this reason He praises Himself". I asked Abu Wali, "Did you hear it from 'Abdullah?" He said, "Yes," I said, "Did 'Abdullah ascribe it to Allah's Messenger ?" He said, "Yes".
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ أَحَدَ أَغْيَرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَلِذَلِكَ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ، وَلاَ شَىْءَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ الْمَدْحُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، لِذَلِكَ مَدَحَ نَفْسَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَرَفَعَهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏

TOPICS
praise  *  prohibit  *  sins  *  ghaira

QUICK LESSONS:
Have a sense of ghaira; Praise Allah for His greatness; Avoid shameful sins

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that Allah has the most sense of ghaira, which is a feeling of jealousy or possessiveness. Because He has this feeling, He prohibits shameful sins such as illegal sexual intercourse. Additionally, Allah loves to be praised more than anyone else does, so He praises Himself. This hadith teaches us that we should also have a sense of ghaira in order to protect ourselves from committing shameful sins and that we should praise Allah for His greatness.

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