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Sahih Muslim 816 (Book 6, Hadith 324) #9049
Envy of Wealth and Wisdom

SUMMARY: There should be no envy except for two people who have been blessed with wealth and power to use it for truth, and wisdom to make decisions and teach it.

'Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported Allah's Messenger as saying: There should be no envy but only in case of two persons: one having been endowed with wealth and power to spend it in the cause of Truth, and (the other) who has been endowed with wisdom and he decides cases with the help of it and teaches it (to others).
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ 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  *  power  *  truth  *  wisdom

QUICK LESSONS:
Appreciate those around you who have been blessed with gifts from Allah SWT; Use your own gifts in a way that will benefit yourself as well as others around you; Spend your wealth on good causes; Make wise decisions; Teach what you know.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of not being envious of others, but rather appreciating those who are blessed with wealth or wisdom. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that there should be no envy except in the case of two people; one who has been given wealth and power to use it in the cause of truth, and another who has been given wisdom which he uses to make decisions or teach others. This hadith teaches us that we should appreciate those around us who have been blessed with these gifts from Allah SWT, as they are using them for good causes. We should also strive to use our own gifts in a way that will benefit ourselves as well as others around us.

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