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Hadith 13 of 42
Title
Love for your brother
Arabic
لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى يُحِبَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا يُحِبُّ لِنَفْسِهِ.
Translation
None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.
Narrator
Anas ibn Mālik
Source
Bukhārī 13 · Muslim 45
Commentary
The Prophet ﷺ tied īmān itself to an active wish for others' wellbeing. Envy and schadenfreude are not minor flaws — they are cracks in the faith. Ibn Rajab noted this includes the ultimate good: wishing guidance and Paradise for others.