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- The Prophetic Era
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Overview
Loving for one's brother means that a believer loves for his brother and for people the good that he loves for himself. It has its root in the hadith of Anas: "None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself." 1
Wording of the hadith
In Muslim's wording it is "for his neighbour or his brother." In Ibn Hibban's: "A servant does not attain the reality of faith until he loves for people the good that he loves for himself." 1
Ibn Rajab's commentary
Ibn Rajab shows that this addition makes clear that the intent is the negation of attaining the reality and perfection of faith, not the negation of its root. Faith is often negated because some of its pillars or duties are missing. 1
He relates from Abu Amr ibn al-Salah, from Abu Muhammad ibn Abi Zayd, that this hadith is one of four hadiths from which the branches of good manners spring. 2
The subject connects with sincere counsel.
What the summary adds from al-Masudi
The summary of the data adds a report about the assembly of Yahya ibn Khalid and the words of the theologians on love in al-Masudi. It has no source in the list of sources for this entry, so it is not set out here. It needs a further source.
Connections
- Based on
- Arba'un 13 — loving for one's brother
- Part of
- Iman (faith)
- Basis for
- Nasiha (sincere counsel)
People and things also explored
Iman (faith)· Arba'un 13 — loving for one's brother· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Vain desire (hawa)· Ihsan (excellence in worship)· Istiqama (steadfast uprightness)· Hypocrisy (nifaq)· Trust in God (tawakkul)
Sources
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali , p.282-283
- Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam — Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali , p.270
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islam.museum contributors. “Love for one's brother”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/hubb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.