صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب التوبةThe Book of Repentance
باب غَيْرَةِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَتَحْرِيمِ الْفَوَاحِشِ:Chapter: The Protective Jealousy (Ghirah) Of Allah The Most High, And The Prohibition Of Immoral Behavior
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ الْعَلَاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " الْمُؤْمِنُ يَغَارُ وَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ غَيْرًا " ،
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A believer is self-respecting and Allah is extremely self-respecting.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Ghayrah (protective jealousy) is one of the attributes of Allah.
The Ahl al-Hadith interpret this, as with all other attributes, according to their apparent meaning and do not resort to figurative interpretation (ta'wil). They say that the true reality of this attribute is best known to Allah Himself.
Ghayrah (protective jealousy) is one of the attributes of Allah.
The Ahl al-Hadith interpret this, as with all other attributes, according to their apparent meaning and do not resort to figurative interpretation (ta'wil). They say that the true reality of this attribute is best known to Allah Himself.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5223
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
A believing servant should not challenge Allah’s sense of honor (ghayrah) by committing those things which Allah has forbidden, because if he does so, Allah can immediately destroy and ruin him.
(2)
Some people interpret “ghayrah” (sense of honor) as meaning “anger,” since anger is a necessary consequence of ghayrah. However, according to our inclination, there is no need to interpret it in this way; rather, it should be understood in its real, literal meaning, just as is said regarding other attributes.
(1)
A believing servant should not challenge Allah’s sense of honor (ghayrah) by committing those things which Allah has forbidden, because if he does so, Allah can immediately destroy and ruin him.
(2)
Some people interpret “ghayrah” (sense of honor) as meaning “anger,” since anger is a necessary consequence of ghayrah. However, according to our inclination, there is no need to interpret it in this way; rather, it should be understood in its real, literal meaning, just as is said regarding other attributes.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5223
