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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب العلمBook of Knowledge
بَابُ فَضْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَالْعُلَمَاءِChapter on the virtue of knowledge and scholars
Hadith 233
اُردوEn
عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ، رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَاكَتِهِ فِي الْحَقِّ، وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ حِكْمَةً فَهُوَ يَقْضِي بِهَا وَيُعَلِّمُهَا النَّاسَ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Envy is permitted only in two cases: one, a man whom Allah has given wealth and enabled him to spend it in the cause of truth; and the other, a man to whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e., beneficial knowledge), and he judges by it and teaches it to the people.”
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The term "hasad" (envy) is applied to two things: (1) To wish that a certain person be deprived of a particular blessing—this is forbidden (haram). (2) Upon seeing someone’s blessing, to wish that you also receive that blessing—there is no harm in this; this is called "rashk" (commendable envy), and it can be felt regarding any blessing that is not related to sin.
In this hadith, "rashk" has been restricted to only two things; what is meant by this is that praiseworthy and noble (of greatness and virtue) "rashk" is found only in these two matters.
In this hadith, "rashk" has been restricted to only two things; what is meant by this is that praiseworthy and noble (of greatness and virtue) "rashk" is found only in these two matters.
