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Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The worst of people in status before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a servant who loses his Hereafter for the worldly gain 1 of another.”
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- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 3966 (unverified) 95% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: “For the worldly gain of another”: This refers to one who oppresses people to secure worldly gain for someone else, as done by workers and aides of oppressors. It may also mean one who exalts worldly people for their wealth and obeys them, thereby oppressing himself and losing his Hereafter. The first interpretation is more apparent. (As stated in Al-Lama’at)
Note 1
(۱) قوله: بدنيا غيره والمراد من يظلم الناس ليجعل به دنيا لأحد، كما يفعله العمال وأعوان الظلمة، ويحتمل أن يراد من يعظم أهل الدنيا لدنياهم ويطيعهم، فيظلم نفسه بذلك، فيذهب آخرته بذلك، والأول هو الظاهر. كذا في اللمعات».