Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Envy is permissible only regarding two kinds of men: a man to whom Allah Almighty has given the Qur'an, and he stays occupied with it, treating its lawful as lawful and its unlawful as unlawful; and a man to whom Allah Almighty has given wealth, and with it he joins ties with his relatives and his kin, and acts in obedience to Allah Almighty."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الزكاة / 4600
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