انْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ أَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْ وَلاَ تَنْظُرُوا إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكُمْ
Look at those who stand at a lower level than you but don't look at those who stand at a higher level than you
Sahih Muslim 2963c · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2963c
Book 55, Hadith 14
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Abu Huraira reports this instruction; the next clause explains that its purpose is to avoid belittling Allah’s blessings. The related report, Sahih Muslim 2963a, explicitly mentions wealth and physical circumstances. The comparison concerns worldly advantages, not a person’s worth or spiritual rank. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2963c. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
When comparison makes you dissatisfied, pause to recognise a blessing you have overlooked. Let gratitude encourage generosity rather than contempt for anyone.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.