93/3. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7141 — Wishing for Good Qualities
The reward of judging according to Al-Hikmah
لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ}.
Hadith About Wishing to Be Like People of Wealth and Wisdom
Sahih Bukhari : 7141
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7141
حَدَّثَنَا شِهَابُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ حَسَدَ إِلاَّ فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ، رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ، وَآخَرُ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً فَهْوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا ".
`Abdullah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not wish to be like anyone, except in two cases: (1) A man whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it righteously. (2) A man whom Allah has given wisdom (knowledge of the Qur'an and the Hadith) and he acts according to it and teaches it to others."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7141In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 255
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7141
This hadith about good envy explains when it is allowed to wish to be like someone else. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم mentioned two cases. The first is a person whom Allah has given wealth and who spends it righteously. The second is a person whom Allah has given wisdom, meaning knowledge of the Qur’an and Hadith in this translation, and he acts according to it and teaches it to others. The hadith does not praise jealousy that wants another person to lose blessings. It points to admiring good use of blessings. Main search terms include no envy except in two hadith, spending wealth righteously, and teaching wisdom hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- It is praiseworthy to admire wealth used in the right way.
- Wisdom should be acted upon and taught to others.
- The hadith guides desire toward useful religious goals.
- Blessings become meaningful when used for truth and teaching.
