“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘The likeness of this nation is that of four people: A man to whom Allah gives wealth and knowledge, so he acts according to his knowledge with regard to his wealth, spending it as it should be spent; a man to whom Allah gives knowledge, but he does not give him wealth, so he says: “If I had been given (wealth) like this one, I would have done what (the first man) did.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘They will be equal in reward. And a man to whom Allah gives wealth but does not give knowledge, so he squanders his wealth and spends it in inappropriate ways; and a man to whom Allah gives neither knowledge nor wealth, and he says: “If I had (wealth) like this one, I would do what (the third man) did.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘They are equal in their burden (of sin).’” A similar report (as above) was narrated from Ibn Abu Kabshah, from his father, from the Prophet ﷺ.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ كَمَثَلِ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالاً فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللَّهُ عِلْمًا وَلاَ مَالاً فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ مُفَضَّلٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي كَبْشَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The example of this Ummah (nation) is like that of four individuals. One man who Allah has given wealth and knowledge, so he acts upon his wealth by spending it in the right way. Another man who Allah has given knowledge but not wealth, so he says: 'If I had wealth like this, I would act in the same way as the one who acts.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "They are equal in reward." Another man who Allah has given wealth but not knowledge, so he spends it inappropriately. And another man who Allah has not given wealth or knowledge, so he says: 'If I had wealth like this, I would act in the same way as the one who acts.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "They are equal in sin."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَثَلُ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِهِ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِيهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَا عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مَالٌ مِثْلُ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me an example of this Ummah: There are four individuals. The first is a person to whom Allah has given knowledge and wealth, so he acts upon his knowledge in his wealth. The second is a person to whom Allah has given knowledge, but not wealth, so he says, "If Allah had given me what He gave to this person, I would have acted in the same way as he does." Their rewards are equal. The third is a person to whom Allah has given wealth, but not knowledge, so he uses his wealth in wrongful ways, without fearing Allah or maintaining family ties. The fourth is a person who has neither been given knowledge nor wealth, so he says, "If Allah had given me what He gave to this person, I would have acted in the same way as he does." They are equal in sin.  

ضَرَبَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ أَرْبَعَةُ نَفَرٍ رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَمَالَا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِعِلْمِهِ فِي مَالِهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ آتَانِي اللهُ مِثْلَ مَا آتَى هَذَا لَعَمِلْتُ فِيهِ كَمَا يَعْمَلُ فَهُمَا فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَقِّ لَا يَتَّقِي فِيهِ رَبًّا وَلَا يَصِلُ فِيهِ رَحِمًا وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ آتَانِي اللهُ مِثْلَ مَا آتَى هَذَا لَعَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ مَا يَعْمَلُ فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The example of this Ummah is like that of four people. Allah has given one of them wealth and knowledge, so he spends it in the right way. Another person has been given knowledge but not wealth, so he says, "If I had wealth like this person, I would do the same deeds as him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: They are equal in reward. Another person has been given wealth but not knowledge, so he spends it in the wrong way. And there is a person who has not been given knowledge or wealth, so he says, "If I had wealth like so-and-so, I would do the same deeds as him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: They are equal in sin.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَثَلُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَثَلُ أَرْبَعَةِ رَجُلٍ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَعِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَعْمَلُ بِعِلْمِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي حَقَّهِ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مثْلُ مَالِ هَذَا عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ بِالَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هُمَا فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يُؤْتِهِ عِلْمًا فَهُوَ يَخْبِطُ فِي مَالِهِ يُنْفِقُهُ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ وَرَجُلٌ لَمْ يُؤْتِهِ اللهُ عِلْمًا وَلَا مَالًا فَهُوَ يَقُولُ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِ فُلَانٍ عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «فَهُمَا فِي الْوِزْرِ سَوَاءٌ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "The example of my ummah (nation) is like four people. One is a man who Allah blessed with wealth and he uses it in the obedience of Allah. Another man saw him and said, 'If I had the same wealth, I would do the same deeds as him.' They will both have equal rewards. And there is a man whom Allah blessed with wealth but he misuses it and causes corruption. Another man saw him and said, 'If I had the same wealth, I would do the same deeds as him.' They will both have equal sins."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي أَرْبَعَةُ نَفَرٍ رَجُلٌ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ مَالًا يَعْمَلُ فِيهِ بِطَاعَةِ اللهِ فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِهِ عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ مَا عَمِلَ فَهُمَا فِي الْأَجْرِ سَوَاءٌ وَرَجُلٌ رَزَقَهُ اللهُ مَالًا فَخَبَطَ فِيهِ وَأَفْسَدَهُ فَرَآهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ «لَوْ كَانَ لِي مِثْلُ مَالِهِ عَمِلْتُ فِيهِ مِثْلَ مَا عَمِلَ فَهُمَا فِي الْإِثْمِ سَوَاءٌ»