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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1168 — Allah’s Jealousy and Sin
What has been related about jealousy
Hadith About Allah’s Jealousy and Unlawful Acts
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1168
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1168
حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ الصَّوَّافِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ وَكِلاَ الْحَدِيثَيْنِ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْحَجَّاجُ الصَّوَّافُ هُوَ الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ وَأَبُو عُثْمَانَ اسْمُهُ مَيْسَرَةُ وَالْحَجَّاجُ يُكْنَى أَبَا الصَّلْتِ وَثَّقَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ . حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْعَطَّارُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمَدِينِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ الصَّوَّافِ فَقَالَ ثِقَةٌ فَطِنٌ كَيِّسٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: “Allah Becomes Jealous And The Believer Becomes Jealous. Allah’S Jealousy Occurs When A Believer Does What He Has Made Unlawful For Him.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1168In-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 1, Book 7, Hadith 1168
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1168
This Hadith about Allah’s jealousy and unlawful acts explains a serious spiritual idea in simple words. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said Allah becomes jealous and the believer becomes jealous. He then explained that Allah’s jealousy occurs when a believer does what Allah has made unlawful for him. The Hadith is not about human jealousy in a careless sense. It points to the honor of Allah’s limits and the seriousness of crossing them. The main teaching is that haram actions are not small matters. A believer should care about what Allah has forbidden and should avoid treating sin lightly.
What we learn from this hadith
- Allah has limits that believers must respect.
- Doing what Allah made unlawful is a serious matter.
- A believer should feel concern about crossing Allah’s boundaries.
- Jealousy mentioned here is tied to protecting what Allah has made sacred.
