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muslim:2963aYaḥyá b. Yaḥyá And Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Qutaybah > Yaḥyá > al-Mughīrah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman al-Ḥizāmī > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him).  

مسلم:٢٩٦٣aحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِزَامِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخَلْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ  


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bukhari:6490Ismāʿīl > Mālik > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone of you looked at a person who was made superior to him in property and (in good) appearance, then he should also look at the one who is inferior to him.  

البخاري:٦٤٩٠حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخَلْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ  

ahmad:8147

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)  

أحمد:٨١٤٧

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخُلُقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَ الْمَرْءِ فِي أَسْبَابِ الدُّنْيَا

ibnhibban:711Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm b. Ismāʿīl > Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth b. Saʿd > Ibn ʿAjlān > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)   

ابن حبّان:٧١١أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْخَلْقِ أَوِ الرِّزْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ»  

ذِكْرُ الْأَمْرِ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَهُ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخَلْقِ دُونَ مَنْ فَوْقَهُ فِيهِمَا

ibnhibban:712Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan b. Qutaybah > Ibn Abū al-Sarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Hammām b. Munabbih > Abū Hurayrah

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)  

ابن حبّان:٧١٢أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ قُتَيْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِذَا نَظَرَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْخَلْقِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْهُ مِمَّنْ فُضِّلَ هُوَ عَلَيْهِ»  

suyuti:2705a
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السيوطي:٢٧٠٥a

"إذَا نظر أحدُكُمْ إلى مَنْ فُضِّلَ عليه في المالِ والجسم فلينْظُرْ إلى دونه في المالِ والجسْمِ".  

هناد، [هب] البيهقى في شعب الإيمان عن أبي هريرة
suyuti:2706a

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone of you looked at a person who was made superior to him in property and (in good) appearance, then he should also look at the one who is inferior to him. (Using translation from Bukhārī 6490)   

السيوطي:٢٧٠٦a

"إذَا نَظَر أحدُكُمْ إلى مَنْ فُضِّل عليه في المالِ والخَلق فلينظُرْ إلَى مَنْ هو أسفلَ مِنْه".  

[حم] أحمد [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم عن أبي هريرة
suyuti:1830a

When one of you looks at one who stands at a higher level than you in regard to wealth and physical structure he should also see one who stands at a lower level than you in regard to these things (in which he stands) at a higher level (as compared to him). (Using translation from Muslim 2963a)   

السيوطي:١٨٣٠a

"إِذَا رأى أحدُكُمْ مَنْ فُضِّل عليه في الخلقِ أو الرِّزْقَ فليَنظُرْ إلى من هُوَ أسْفلَ منه مِمن فُضِّلَ هو عليه".  

[حب] ابن حبّان عن أبي هريرة