al-Taqrīb.

Among the reports that also corroborate it is the saying:
“None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself (of goodness).”

73 – “None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself (of goodness).”

It was recorded by al-Bukhari (1/11), Muslim (1/49), Abu ʿAwanah in his Ṣaḥīḥ (1/33), al-Nasa’i (2/271, 274), al-Tirmidhi (2/84), al-Darimi (2/307), Ibn Majah (no. 66), al-Tayalisi (no. 2004), and Ahmad (3/177, 207, 275, 278) from the narration of Anas ibn Malik, traced back to the Prophet.

Al-Tirmidhi commented, “A sound hadith.”

The additional phrase “of goodness” is found in the versions of Abu ʿAwanah, al-Nasa’i, and Ahmad, and its chain is authentic.

The hadith is further supported by a corroborating narration from ʿAli, raised to prophetic status, with the wording: “A Muslim has six rights over another Muslim … he should love for him what he loves for himself, and offer him sincere counsel in his absence.” It was recorded by al-Darimi (2/275–276), Ibn Majah (1433), and Ahmad (1/89) with a weak chain.

Know that this addition, “of goodness,” is an important clarification that pinpoints precisely the intended meaning of the hadith, for the word “goodness” is comprehensive, encompassing acts of obedience and all worldly and otherworldly matters that are permissible, while excluding the prohibited, because the term “goodness” does not apply to them, as is obvious. Hence, part of the perfection of a Muslim’s character is that he loves for his fellow Muslim of goodness what he loves for himself, and likewise that he detests for his brother what