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النِّسَاءُthe womenوَإِنْand ifمِنْكُمُamong youلِمَنْthere are certainly those whoلَيُبطِئَنَّare lagging behindفَإِنْfor ifأَصَابَتْكُمa calamity befalls youمُصِيبَةٌa disasterقَالَhe saidقَدْindeedأَنْعَمَbestowedاللَّهُAllahعَلَىuponإِذْwhenلَمْI did notأَكُنْbeمَعَهُمْwith themشَهِيدًاa witnessوَلَئِنْand ifأَصَابَكُمْa favor befalls youفَضْلٌa goodمِنَ اللَّـهِfrom Allahلَيَقُولَنَّthey will surely sayكَأَنَّas ifلَمْthere was notيَكُنْbeبَيْنَكُمْbetween youوَبَيْنَهُand himمَوَدَّةٌaffectionيَاOhلَيْتَنِيif only Iكُنتُwereمَعَهُمْwith themفَأَفُوزَso that I may winفَوْزًاa great victoryعَظِيمًاgreatفَهَؤُلَاءِIndeed thoseالمُبْطِئُونَwho are lagging behindلَمْdo notيُحِبُّواloveلِإِخْوَانِهِمُfor their brothersالمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersمَاwhatيُحِبُّونَthey loveلِأَنْفُسِهِمْfor themselvesبَلْratherإِنْifأَصَابَتْهُمa calamity befalls themمُصِيبَةٌa disasterفَرِحُواthey rejoiceبِاخْتِصَاصِهِمin their exclusivityوَإِنْand ifأَصَابَتْهُمa blessing befalls themنِعْمَةٌa blessingلَمْthey did notيَفْرَحُواrejoiceلَهُمْfor itبِهَاbutبَلْratherأَحَبُّواthey loveأَنْtoيَكُونَbeلَهُمْfor themمِنْهَاfrom itحَظٌّa shareفَهُمْtheyلَاdo notيَفْرَحُونَrejoiceإِلَّاexceptبِدُنْيَاwith worldlyتَحَصَّلَobtainedلَهُمْfor themأَوْorشَرٌّevilدُنْيَوِيٌّworldlyيَنْصَرِفُturns awayعَنْهُمْfrom themإِذْwhenكَانُواthey wereلَاdo notيُحِبُّواloveاللَّهَAllahوَرَسُولَهُand His Messengerوَالْدَّارَand the Hereafterالْآخِرَةُthe Hereafterوَلَوْand ifكَانُواthey wereكَذَلِكَlike thatلَأَحَبُّواthey would have lovedإِخْوَانَهُمْtheir brothersوَأَحَبُّواand lovedمَاwhatوَصَلَcomesإِلَيْهِمto themمِنْfromفَضْلِهِHis bountyوَتَأَلَّمُواand were painedبِمَاby whatيُصِيبُهُمْbefalls themمِنَofالمُصِيبَةِthe calamityوَمَنand whoeverلَمْdoes notيُسَرَّهُlike what pleasesمَاwhatيُسِرُّpleasesالمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersوَيَسُوؤُهُand what saddensمَاwhatيَسُوءُsaddensالمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersفَلَيْسَhe is notمِنْهُمْof themفَفِيfor inالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe authenticated booksعَنْfromعَامِرٍAmrالشَّعْبِيِّal-Shabiقَالَhe saidسَمِعْتُI heardالنُّعْمَانَal-Nu'manبْنَson ofبَشيرٍBashirيَخْطُبُgiving a sermonوَيَقُولُand sayingسَمِعْتُI heardرَسُولَthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah(صلى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon him)عَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and peaceيَقُولُsayingمِثْلَlikeالمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersفِيinتَوَادُّهُمْtheir mutual loveوَتَرَاحُمِهِمand compassionوَتَعَاطُفِهِمand sympathyمِثْلَlikeالْجَسَدِthe human bodyالْوَاحِدِoneإِذَاifاِشْتَكَىone complainsمِنْهُof itشَيْءٍa thingتَدَاعَىit initiatesلَهُfor itسَائِرُthe entireالْجَسَدِbodyبِالْحُمَّىwith feverوَالسَّهَرِand sleeplessnessوَفِيand inالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe authenticated booksعَنْfromأَبِيAbuمُوسَىMusaالأَشْعَرِيِّal-Ash'ariرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith himعَنْهُabout himقَالَhe saidقَالَsayingرَسُولَthe Messengerاللَّهِof Allah(صلى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon him)عَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and peaceالمُؤْمِنُthe believerلِلْمُؤْمِنِto the believerكَالبِنْيَانِis like a structureيَشُدُّthat supportsبَعْضَهُeach otherبَعْضًاsomeوَشَبَّكَand interlockبَيْنَbetweenأَصَابِعِهِمtheir fingersوَالْشُّحُّand greedمَرَضٌis a diseaseوَالْبُخْلُand stinginessمَرَضٌis a diseaseوَالْحَسَدُand envyشَرٌّis worseمِنَthanالْبُخْلِstinginessكَمَاasفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe narrationالَّذِيthatرَوَاهُhas been narrated byأَبُوAbuدَاوُدَDaudعَنْaboutالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صلى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon him)عَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and peaceإِنَّهُthat he saidقَالَsaidالحَسَدُenvyيَأْكُلُeatsالْحَسَنَاتِthe good deedsكَمَاasتَأْكُلُthe fire eatsالنَّارُthe woodالْحَطَبَthe fuelوَالصَّدَقَةُand charityتُطْفِئُextinguishesالْخَطِيئَةَthe sinكَمَاasتُطْفِئُextinguishesالْمَاءُwaterالنَّارَthe fireوَذَلكَand thatأَنَّbecauseالْبَخِيلَthe miserيَمْنَعُpreventsنَفْسَهُhimselfوَالْحَسُودُand the enviousيَكْرَهُhatesنِعْمَةَthe blessingاللَّهِof AllahعَلَىuponعِبَادِهِHis servantsوَقَدْand indeedيَكُونُcan beفِيinالرَّجُلِa manإِعْطَاءٌgivingلِمَنْto someoneيُعِينُهُwho helps himعَلَىonأَغْرَاضِهِhis objectivesوَحَسَدٌand envyلِلنَّظَراءِto his peersوَقَدْand canيَكُونُbeفِيهِin himبَخَلٌstinginessبِلَاwithoutحَسَدٍenvyلِغَيْرِهِto othersوَالشُّحُّand greedأَصْلٌis the rootذَلكَthisقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Exaltedالْحَشْرُal-Hashrوَالْتَّغَابُنُand al-Taghabunوَمَنand whoeverيُوقَis protectedشَحٍّagainst greedنَفْسِهِhis own selfفَأُولَـئِكَthese are the successfulهُمْtheyالْمُفْلِحُونَthe successfulوَفِيand inالصَّحِيحَيْنِthe authenticated booksعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet(صلى(peaceاللَّهُbe upon him)عَلَيْهِupon Himوَسَلَّمَ)and peaceإِنَّهُthat he saidقَالَsaidإِيَّاكُمْbewareوَالشُّحَّand greedفَإِنَّهُfor indeedأَهْلَكَdestroyedمَنthose who were before youكَانَwasقَبْلَكُمْbefore youأَمْرُهُمcommanded themبِالْبَخْلِto be stingyفَبَخِلُواand they were stingyوَأَمَرَهُمْand commanded themبِالظُّلْمِto be unjustفَظَلَمُواand they were unjustوَأَمَرَهُمْand commanded themبِالْقَطِيعَةِto sever tiesفَقَطَعُواand they severed tiesوَكَانَand there wasعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِAbdul Rahmanبْنَson ofعَوْفٍAwfيَكْثُرُfrequentlyمِنَofالدُّعَاءِthe supplicationفِيinطَوَافِهِhis circumambulationيَقُولُsayingاللَّهُمَّO Allahقِنِيprotect me fromشَحٍّgreedنَفْسِيmy soulفَقَالَthen saidلَهُto himرَجُلٌa manمَاwhatأَكْثَرَa lotمَاwhatتَدْعُوyou are invokingبِهَذَاwith thisفَقَالَhe saidإِذَاifوَقَيْتُI am protectedشَحًّاagainst greedنَفْسِيmy soulوَقَيْتُI protectedالشَّحَّagainst greedوَالظُّلْمَand oppressionوَالْقَطِيعَةَand severing tiesوَالْحَسَدَand envyيُوجِبُcausesالظُّلْمَoppressionفَصَلَso indeedفَالبَخَلُthe stinginessوَالْحَسَدُand envyمَرَضٌis a diseaseيُوجِبُcausesبَغْضًاhatredالنَّفْسَthe selfلِمَاfor whatيَنْفَعُهَاbenefits itبَلْbutوَحُبِّهَاand its loveلِمَاfor whatيَضُرُّهَاharms itوَلِهَذَاand for this reasonيُقَرَّنُis associatedالْحَسَدُenvyبِالْحِقْدِwith maliceوَالْغَضَبِand wrathوَأَمَّاand as forمَرَضُthe diseaseالشَّهْوَةِof desireوَالْعِشْقِand passionفَهُوَit isحُبٌّthe loveالنَّفْسِof the self