Hadith 13

Loving for Your Brother

لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه

لا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ

Translation

None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

Narrated by

Anas ibn Malik

أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه

Source

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

صحيح البخاري وصحيح مسلم

Explanation

This hadith establishes the standard of brotherhood in Islam. Complete faith requires wishing good for others as you wish for yourself, eliminating envy and selfishness.

Key Lessons

  • 1Faith has social dimensions
  • 2Brotherhood requires genuine care
  • 3Selfishness contradicts true faith
  • 4This applies to material and spiritual matters