Verily, Allah gets jealous and the believer gets jealous. The jealousy of Allah is when the believer commits what He has made unlawful for him
Narrator in the source: Abu Hurayrah reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, Allah gets jealous and the believer gets jealous. The jealousy of Allah is when the believer commits what He has made unlawful for him."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قال: قال رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «إِنَّ اللهَ يَغَارُ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَغَارُ، وَغَيْرَةُ اللهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that Allah Almighty gets jealous, hates, and detests. Likewise, the believer gets jealous, hates, and detests. The reason why Allah gets jealous is when the believer commits shameful acts that Allah has made unlawful for him like adultery, sodomy, theft, consuming alcohol, etc.
Lessons from the hadith
- Being wary of Allah's wrath and punishment when His prohibitions are committed.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (7/ 35) (5223). صحيح مسلم (4/ 2114) (2761). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل المبارك (ص62). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (1/ 496). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 96). صفات الله عز وجل الواردة في الكتاب والسنة، لعلوي السَّقَّاف (ص267).