Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār


Book 1, Chapter 232

The meaning of the evil of the jealous when he emits jealousy
1 Ḥadīth

أبي - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا أحمد بن إدريس، عن محمد بن أحمد، عن يعقوب بن يزيد، عن ابن أبي عمير رفعه في قول الله عز وجل: " ومن شر حاسد إذا حسد " قال: أما رأيته إذا فتح عينيه وهو ينظر إليك هو ذلك.


1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Ahmad bin Idrees, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Ya’qoub bin Yazid, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, that he ascribed it (to an Infallible, who said) with regards to the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And from the evil of the jealous when he emits jealousy.» (113:5) He said: Have you not seen him when he opens his eyes while he looks at you? It is that.