Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 400
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَنَافَسُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا.
Translation
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Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: Do not hate one another or vie with one another. Be servants of Allah and brothers.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The verb تَنَافَسُوا can mean competing or vying with one another; ‘vie’ preserves the rivalry sense without specifying its object.