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Sunan Ibn Majah 1996

Chapter: Jealousy

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1996

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَهْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ مِنَ الْغَيْرَةِ مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ وَمِنْهَا مَا يَكْرَهُ اللَّهُ فَأَمَّا مَا يُحِبُّ فَالْغَيْرَةُ فِي الرِّيبَةِ وَأَمَّا مَا يَكْرَهُ فَالْغَيْرَةُ فِي غَيْرِ رِيبَةٍ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:

the Messenger of Allah said: "There is a kind of protective jealousy that Allah loves and a kind that Allah hates. As for that which Allah loves, it is protective jealousy when there are grounds for suspicion. And as for that which He hates, it is protective jealousy when there are no grounds for suspicion."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1996).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَالْغَيْرَة فِي الرِّيبَة ) أَيْ فِي مَظِنَّة الْفَسَاد أَيْ إِذَا ظَهَرَتْ أَمَارَات الْفَسَاد فِي مَحَلٍّ فَالْقِيَام بِمُقْتَضَى الْغَيْرَة مَحْمُود وَأَمَّا إِذَا قَامَ بِدُونِ ظُهُور شَيْءٍ فَالْقِيَام بِهِ مَذْمُوم لِمَا فِيهِ مِنْ اِتِّهَام الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِالسُّوءِ مِنْ غَيْر وَجْهٍ وَفِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده ضَعِيف أَبُو سَهْم هَذَا مَجْهُول وَقَالَ الْمِزِّيّ فِي الْأَطْرَاف أَبُو سَهْم وَهْم وَالصَّوَاب أَبُو سَلَمَة وَرَوَاهُ اِبْن حِبَّان فِي صَحِيحه مِنْ حَدِيث عُبَيْد الْأَنْصَارِيّ وَرَوَاهُ أَحْمَد فِي مُسْنَده مِنْ حَدِيث عُقْبَة بْن عَامِر الْجُهَنِيّ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1996
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1996
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1996
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1996

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Jabir b. ‘Atik reported God’s prophet as saying, ‘‘There is jealousy which God loves and jealousy which God hates. That which He loves is jealousy regarding a matter of doubt, and that which He hates is jealousy regarding something which is not doubtful. There is pride which God hates and pride…

وَعَن جابرِ بنِ عتيكٍ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ الْغَيْرَةِ مَا يُحِبُّ اللَّهُ وَمِنْهَا مَا يُبْغِضُ اللَّهُ فَأَمَّا الَّتِي يُحِبُّهَا اللَّهُ فَالْغَيْرَةُ فِي الرِّيبَةِ…

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