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رياض الصالحين

Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 570

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In-book entry
570

Chapter 63

Chapter context: Excellence of a Grateful Rich Man

- باب فضل الغني الشاكر وهو من أخذ المال من وجهه وصرفه فى وجوهه المأمور بها

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ “ لا حسد إلا فى اثنتين ‏:‏ رجل آتاه الله مالاً ، فسلطه على هلكته فى الحق، ورجل آتاه الله حكمة فهو يقضي بها ويعلمها” ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه وتقدم شرحه قريباً‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Envy is permitted only in two cases: A man whom Allah gives wealth, and he disposes of it rightfully, and a man to whom Allah gives knowledge which he applies and teaches it." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 570 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 1, The Book of Miscellany, as in-book entry 570 under the chapter “Excellence of a Grateful Rich Man.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
570

Source and grading notes

Arabic/English book : Book 1, Hadith 571

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