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    Aziz Hasad is among the most destructive emotions which a man may develop. Hasad can take a person into disbelief because he may conclude that Allah has not been fair with him, while Allah is the Most Just. A person may forget all of Allahs mercy and blessings bestowed upon him.

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    Aziz Hasad is among the most destructive emotions which a man may develop. Hasad can take a person into disbelief because he may conclude that Allah has not been fair with him, while Allah is the Most Just. A person may forget all of Allahs mercy and blessings bestowed upon him.

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    In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-

    Compassionate

    "May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon


    You"
    Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with
    Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah
    guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one can
    guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness that
    Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

    Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam


    'ala Rasulillah
    As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-
    Barakatuhu
    Are you jealous of what others have?
    By Shawana A. Aziz

    Hasad (jealousy and envy) is among the most destructive


    emotions which a man may develop toward his fellow
    human being.

    With Hasad, a person will wish evil for others and will be
    happy when misfortune befalls them.

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) warned against envy by


    comparing it to fire that completely burns the wood.

    He (peace be upon him) said: Beware of jealousy, for


    verily it destroys good deeds the way fire destroys wood.
    (Abu Dawood)
    The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: There has come to
    you the disease of the nations before you, jealousy and
    hatred. This is the "shaver" (destroyer); I do not say that
    it shaves hair, but that it shaves (destroys) faith (Al-
    Tirmidhi, No. 2434)

    Hasad can take a person into disbelief because he may


    conclude that Allah has not been fair with him, while Allah
    is the Most Just.

    The person may forget all of Allahs mercy and blessings


    bestowed upon him.
    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
    They are enemies of Allahs bounties.
    When asked, Who are they?, he replied: Those who envy
    people for what Allah has given them of Bounty.
    (At-Tabarani)

    Allah through His Absolute Wisdom gave some people


    more wealth, intelligence, beauty, strength, and children
    than others. Discontentment comes from the slaves
    ignorance of his Lord. If he recognizes his Lord with the
    attributes of Perfection, he would not be discontent and
    as a result would not develop Hasad. A believing Muslim
    should be content with what Allah has destined for him.

    Imam Ibn Qayyim said: It (contentment) opens the door


    of peace and security for the slave.
    Allah favored some of you over others with wealth and
    properties Do they deny the favors of Allah? (Quran,
    16:71)

    Do they envy men for what Allah has given them of His
    Bounty? (Quran, 4:54)
    It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in
    this world, and We raised some of them above others in
    ranks, so that some may employ others in their work. But
    the mercy of your Lord is better. (Quran, 43:32)

    This means that the mercy of Allah is better than the


    convenience of the world.

    Material things of this life do not make one superior over


    another.
    True superiority lies in Taqwa (righteousness and fear of
    Allah). Allah said: Surely, the most noble of you to Allah is
    the most God-fearing.
    (Quran, 49:13)

    And the Hereafter with Your Lord is (only) for those who
    have Taqwa.
    (Quran, 43:35)

    What belongs to the transient world is of no significance


    at all before Allah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
    If this world were worth a mosquitos wing before Allah,
    He would not give a disbeliever a drink of water. (Al-
    Tirmidhi)

    In order to discourage envy, the Prophet (peace be upon


    him) said: Do not look to those above you. Look to those
    below you, as it will more likely remind you of Allahs
    favors bestowed on you.
    (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

    On another occasion, he said: If one of you looks at


    someone wealthier and better built than him, he should
    also look at someone of lower standard than himself.
    (Sahih Muslim)
    Good Envy
    What Islam permits in contrast to Hasad (destructive
    jealousy) is Ghibtah (envy that is free from malice). It
    means that a person neither wishes for misfortune to fall
    on others nor does he hate the blessings with them. He
    desires for similar blessings without having any ill-feeling
    toward others.

    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: Envy is


    allowed in two cases: a man whom Allah has given the
    Quran and who recites it throughout night and day; and a
    man on whom Allah has bestowed wealth who gives it
    away night and day. (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

    The Prophet (peace be upon him) also explained what is


    allowed to be said: I wish I were given what he was given
    and did with it what he did.

    The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: The


    similitude of the people of this Ummah is like that of four
    individuals. One whom Allah has given wealth and
    knowledge, so he handles his wealth with knowledge.
    One whom Allah has given knowledge but not wealth, and
    he says, "Lord, should I have wealth like so-and-so, I
    would have handled it like him."
    So they both have the same reward. Such a person loves
    to have wealth like others so he can do good like others
    without wishing that others lose their wealth.

    Another man whom Allah gave wealth but no knowledge


    spends it in disobedience to Allah. And last, a man whom
    Allah has not given knowledge or wealth but who says,
    Should I have wealth like so-and-so, I would spend it in
    the way he does. So, both will have the same sin against
    them. (Al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah) As-Sunnah
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