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سنن دارمي
Darimi
مقدمهIntroduction
باب مَنْ قَالَ الْعِلْمُ الْخَشْيَةُ وَتَقْوَى اللَّهِ:Chapter: Knowledge is Fear of Allah and Piety
Hadith 297
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَمَانٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: "لَا يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ عَالِمًا حَتَّى لَا يَحْسُدَ مَنْ فَوْقَهُ، وَلَا يَحْقِرَ مَنْ دُونَهُ، وَلَا يَبْتَغِيَ بِعِلْمِهِ ثَمَنًا".
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: A person cannot become a scholar until he does not envy one who is above him, does not consider one who is below him as insignificant, and does not seek compensation for his knowledge.
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadiths 287 to 297)
To feel envy (hasad) towards someone superior to oneself in religious matters in such a way that one wishes Allah Ta’ala would grant him similar knowledge or wealth so that he may spend it in the path of Allah, this is permissible, as is mentioned in the hadith: «لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ ......» [بخاري 73], [مسلم 816].
To feel envy (hasad) towards someone superior to oneself in religious matters in such a way that one wishes Allah Ta’ala would grant him similar knowledge or wealth so that he may spend it in the path of Allah, this is permissible, as is mentioned in the hadith: «لَا حَسَدَ إِلَّا فِي اثْنَتَيْنِ ......» [بخاري 73], [مسلم 816].
