Is it permissible to say, "Allah is jealous," when speaking about sincerity in worship and the effect of showing off on it?
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It is narrated in the Sahihayn and other collections, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Indeed, Allah has ghira (protective jealousy), and the believer has ghira, and the ghira of Allah is that the believer approaches what He has forbidden for him." And in the authentic : "Are you astonished by Sa'd's ghira? I have more ghira than him, and Allah has more ghira than me."
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