Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Sahih al-Bukhari 13, Sahih Muslim 45
What this hadith teaches
True faith removes envy and selfishness.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Anas ibn Malik
- Chapter
- Good character
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 13, as given on sunnah.com.