The Meaning of the Condemned Competition in the Hadith "Do Not Compete"
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, what is the competition that is condemned in the Shari'ah in the hadith
Answer:
The world, competing in the world. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih al-Bukhari 6425 Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner says: Shaykh, what is the competition that is condemned in the Shari'ah in the hadith
and do not compete for it as they competed for it?
ولا تنافسوا كما تنافسوها؟Answer:
The world, competing in the world. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
By Allah, I am not afraid that you will become poor, but I am afraid that worldly wealth will be given to you in abundance as it was given to those (nations) before you, and you will start competing each other for it as the previous nations competed for it, and then it will divert you (from good) as it diverted them.
ما الفقر أخشى عليكم، ولكن أخشى أن تفتح عليكم الدنيا فتنافسوها كما تنافسوها فتهلككم كما أهلكتم.The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/100 — archive.org (10:50)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.