Verily, Allah gets jealous and the believer gets jealous. The jealousy of Allah is when the believer commits what He has made unlawful for him

Chapter: The Protective Jealousy (Ghirah) Of Allah The Most High, And The Prohibition Of Immoral Behavior

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2761a

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَبِي، عُثْمَانَ قَالَ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Verily, Allah gets jealous and the believer gets jealous. The jealousy of Allah is when the believer commits what He has made unlawful for him."

Reported by Muslim (No. 2761a), Al-Bukhari (No. 5223) and Ahmad (No. 8163, 8667, 10317, 10508, 10528).

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that Allah Almighty gets jealous, hates, and detests. Likewise, the believer gets jealous, hates, and detests. The reason why Allah gets jealous is when the believer commits shameful acts that Allah has made unlawful for him like adultery, sodomy, theft, consuming alcohol, etc.

Lessons

Being wary of Allah's wrath and punishment when His prohibitions are committed.

Explanation in Arabic

يُخْبِرُ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنَّ الله يغار ويُبْغِضُ ويَكره، كما أن المؤمن يغار ويبغض ويكره، وأنَّ سببَ غيرةِ الله أنْ يأتيَ المؤمن ما حَرَّمَ الله عليه من الفواحش كالزنا واللواط والسرقة وشرب الخمر وغيرها من الفواحش.

الحذر من غضب الله وعقوبته إذا انتُهِكت مَحارِمُه.

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Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih Muslim).

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5223

The Prophet; said, "Allah has a sense of Ghira, and Allah's sense of Ghira is provoked when a believer does something which Allah has prohibited."

يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 8163

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ الْعَطَّارُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 8667

وَبِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ وَمِنْ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 10317

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ وَأَبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَى أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنْ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 10508

حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 10528

حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَهُوَ شَيْبَانُ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ وَإِنَّ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 64

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Verily, 'Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏ إن الله تعالى يغار، وغيرة الله ، تعالى، أن يأتي المرء ما حرم الله عليه‏"

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1806

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful." [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏إن الله تعالى يغار، وغيرة الله أن يأتي المرء ما حرم الله عليه‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 3310

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “God most high is jealous of His honour, and the believer is jealous. God’s jealousy is to the effect that a believer should not commit what God has prohibited.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِن اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَغَارُ وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ الله»

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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أمالي ابن بشران (197)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهِ
أمالي ابن بشران (421)إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
أمالي ابن بشران ( مجالس أخرى ) (198)اللَّهَ , عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ , عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ , عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , عَلَيْهِ
أمالي ابن بشران ( مجالس أخرى ) (406), يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ , عَزَّ وَجَلَّ , أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ
اعتلال القلوب للخرائطي (702)اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَغَارُ ، وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
الأسماء والصفات للبيهقي (984)اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ
التوحيد لابن منده (736)إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ مِنْ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللهُ
السنة لعبد الله بن أحمد (1027)الْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَاللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ وَمِنْ غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَلَيْهِ
السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (19366)اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ
الفوائد المنتقاة عن الشيوخ العوالي للحربي (64)اللَّهَ يَغَارُ , وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ , وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ
ذم الهوى لابن الجوزي (373)اللَّهَ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ
شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (10073)اللَّهَ ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ ، عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ، عَلَيْهِ
مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (975)اللَّهَ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حُرِّمَ عَلَيْهِ “
مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (2468)اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَغَارُ ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 2761c

A believer is self-respecting and Allah is extremely self-respecting.

الْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ غَيْرًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 3 other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1168

“Allah becomes jealous and the believer becomes jealous. Allah’s jealousy occurs when a believer does what He has made unlawful for him.”

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغَارُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَغَيْرَةُ اللَّهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ ‏"

Narrated by Asmā bint Abu Bakr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 7653

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْعَلَاءَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُؤْمِنُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah Arabic only

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Verily, Allah gets jealous and the believer gets jealous. The jealousy of Allah is when the believer commits what He has made unlawful for him

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The Prophet; said, "Allah has a sense of Ghira, and Allah's sense of Ghira is provoked when a believer does something which Allah has prohibited."

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Verily, 'Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful". [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, becomes angry, and His Anger is provoked when a person does what Allah has declared unlawful." [Al- Bukhari and Muslim].

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “God most high is jealous of His honour, and the believer is jealous. God’s jealousy is to the effect that a believer should not commit what God has prohibited.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

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A believer is self-respecting and Allah is extremely self-respecting.

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