• Weak Hadiths Concerning Envy:

Calling people to the Sunnah is among the most binding duties. Allah Most High accepts only those deeds performed sincerely for His sake and in accordance with the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions. This is known by following the authentic Sunnah and rejecting whatever has not been established as part of it. It is therefore beneficial here to warn against what has not been established from the Sunnah, as well as against innovations connected with this subject, so as to provide the fullest and greatest benefit. Part of complete sincerity toward Allah and His Messenger is to convey their words and point out what does not belong to them. Allah is the Granter of success.

• Hadith: Envy corrupts faith just as bitter aloe spoils honey. (1)

• Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Beware of envy, for envy consumes good deeds just as fire consumes firewood”—or he said, “grass.” (2)

• … Al-Hākim said: Khalaf informed me; Khalaf narrated to us; Khalaf narrated to us; Khalaf narrated to us; Khalaf narrated to us. The first was Emir Khalaf ibn Ahmad al-Sijzī; the second was Abū Sālih Khalaf ibn Muhammad al-Bukhārī, namely al-Khayyām; the third was Khalaf ibn Sulaymān al-Nasafī, author of al-Musnad; the fourth was Khalaf ibn Muhammad al-Wāsitī, Kardūs; and the fifth was Khalaf ibn Mūsā ibn Khalaf. I also heard it from Abū Sālih with his chain of transmission, though he did not mention the text. I therefore read it to Ahmad ibn Hibat Allah, from Abd al-Muizz ibn Muhammad: Zāhir ibn Tāhir informed us: