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Hadith 410
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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَنَافَسُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false of speech. And do not artificially raise prices, and do not harbor envy or hatred among yourselves, and do not compete with one another (for worldly gains), and do not turn your backs on one another, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers to one another."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ To follow doubts and suspicions in any matter, whether in religion or worldly affairs, is called following conjecture (ittiba’ al-zann). Here, the meaning is to accuse someone without reason, in such a way that the person is not actually involved in that matter. For example, seeing someone in a tavern and immediately declaring him to be a drunkard—it is possible he went there for some personal business.
➋ It is impermissible to transact over a Muslim’s sale and purchase. However, if both are buyers at the same time, then the price may be increased, but this is only permissible when the intention is to actually purchase the item, not to deceive or harm the other. In marketplaces, the bidding that is done solely to raise the price is impermissible. Sometimes, a person who does not intend to buy also participates in the bidding, raising the price to benefit the seller so that the actual buyer has to pay more—this is impermissible.
➌ Envy and malice destroy religion, and a person himself sets fire to his own good deeds. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam described it as the disease of previous nations that shaves away religion.
➍ The world is not a thing for rivalry; rather, rivalry in it leads to destruction. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“I do not fear poverty for you at all. What I fear for you is that the world will be opened up for you, and you will begin to compete with one another in it, and as a result, you will be destroyed just as the previous nations were destroyed.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jizyah, Hadith: 3158)
The Qur’an has encouraged and permitted rivalry only in matters of the Hereafter. Allah the Exalted says:
﴿وَّفي ذٰلِكَ فَلْیَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ﴾
“And let those who wish to compete, compete in this (attainment of Paradise).”
➎ The meaning of not turning your backs on one another is that you should not harbor resentment to the extent that you turn away from each other. In view of human nature, it is permissible to be upset for up to three days at most. It is not permissible to remain angry for longer than this, except if it is for a religious reason, in which case it is permissible to remain upset for a longer period.
➊ To follow doubts and suspicions in any matter, whether in religion or worldly affairs, is called following conjecture (ittiba’ al-zann). Here, the meaning is to accuse someone without reason, in such a way that the person is not actually involved in that matter. For example, seeing someone in a tavern and immediately declaring him to be a drunkard—it is possible he went there for some personal business.
➋ It is impermissible to transact over a Muslim’s sale and purchase. However, if both are buyers at the same time, then the price may be increased, but this is only permissible when the intention is to actually purchase the item, not to deceive or harm the other. In marketplaces, the bidding that is done solely to raise the price is impermissible. Sometimes, a person who does not intend to buy also participates in the bidding, raising the price to benefit the seller so that the actual buyer has to pay more—this is impermissible.
➌ Envy and malice destroy religion, and a person himself sets fire to his own good deeds. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam described it as the disease of previous nations that shaves away religion.
➍ The world is not a thing for rivalry; rather, rivalry in it leads to destruction. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
“I do not fear poverty for you at all. What I fear for you is that the world will be opened up for you, and you will begin to compete with one another in it, and as a result, you will be destroyed just as the previous nations were destroyed.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, al-Jizyah, Hadith: 3158)
The Qur’an has encouraged and permitted rivalry only in matters of the Hereafter. Allah the Exalted says:
﴿وَّفي ذٰلِكَ فَلْیَتَنَافَسِ الْمُتَنَافِسُونَ﴾
“And let those who wish to compete, compete in this (attainment of Paradise).”
➎ The meaning of not turning your backs on one another is that you should not harbor resentment to the extent that you turn away from each other. In view of human nature, it is permissible to be upset for up to three days at most. It is not permissible to remain angry for longer than this, except if it is for a religious reason, in which case it is permissible to remain upset for a longer period.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 410
