37/54. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2506 — Do Not Rejoice at a Brother’s Mishap
"Do Not Rejoice Over the Mishap of Your Brother..."
Hadith About Gloating Over Someone’s Misfortune
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2506
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2506
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُجَالِدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، ح قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ الْحَذَّاءُ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ بُرْدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تُظْهِرِ الشَّمَاتَةَ لأَخِيكَ فَيَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ وَيَبْتَلِيكَ " . قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَمَكْحُولٌ قَدْ سَمِعَ مِنْ وَاثِلَةَ بْنِ الأَسْقَعِ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَأَبِي هِنْدٍ الدَّارِيِّ وَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلاَّ مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ الثَّلاَثَةِ . وَمَكْحُولٌ شَامِيٌّ يُكْنَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَكَانَ عَبْدًا فَأُعْتِقَ وَمَكْحُولٌ الأَزْدِيُّ بَصْرِيٌّ سَمِعَ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ يَرْوِي عَنْهُ عُمَارَةُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ . حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ تَمِيمِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، قَالَ كَثِيرًا مَا كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ مَكْحُولاً يُسْأَلُ فَيَقُولُ نَدَانَمْ .
Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Do Not Rejoice Over The Mishaps Of Your Brother So That Allah Has Mercy On Him And Subjects You To Trials."
[1] Which is Persian for “I do not know.” See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2506In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2506
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2506
This hadith about gloating over someone's misfortune teaches a soft and serious lesson. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said not to show joy at the mishap of your brother, so that Allah may have mercy on him and subject you to trials. The text points to a danger in enjoying another person's pain. A believer should not turn someone else's hardship into entertainment, pride, or public mockery. The hadith does not ask us to ignore wrong behavior. It warns against shamatat, the ugly happiness a person may feel when another person suffers. The safer response is humility, mercy, and fear of one's own weakness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not celebrate another person’s hardship.
- A believer should respond to others’ trials with humility.
- Mocking someone’s misfortune can expose a person’s own weakness.
- Mercy is better than gloating when others are tested.
