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Jealousy is one of the most destructive of evil traits but,\u00a0unfortunately, so many of us are afflicted with it without even knowing. The Messenger of Allah (\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645) has spoken very harshly concerning this evil trait. He (\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645) said,<\/p>\n
\u201cIman and jealousy never come together in the heart of a servant.<\/strong>\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n We have mentioned a few more ahadith on this issue at the end of this article.\u00a0It is extremely important<\/strong> that we understand the wide scope of jealousy so we may refrain from it.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Definition of Jealousy<\/strong><\/p>\n \u062a\u0645\u0646\u064a \u0632\u0648\u0627\u0644 \u0646\u0639\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064a\u0631<\/p>\n To wish or hope another person loses his blessing.<\/strong><\/p>\n Blessing is general, whether of a worldly nature or a religious one. Religious blessings include Islamic knowledge, ebadah<\/em>, dawah<\/em> and piety etc. Worldly blessings include things like health, strength, beauty, skills, wealth and position etc.<\/p>\n Jealousy or hoping that another losses a blessing includes a number of scenarios:<\/p>\n N.B.<\/strong> Jealousy is an action of the heart. Simply entertaining such thoughts is jealousy. If one acts on it by backbiting, slandering, defaming or physically harming the other person then that is a second sin.<\/p>\n All of these cases come under the ambit of jealousy as explained by Imam Ghazali and Ibn Qaiyyim Jawziyyah. It is incumbent on us to look into our hearts and see if we have any such feelings towards any of our brothers or sisters. If we do, we must repent and ask Allah to forgive us. Then we must immediately start loving for all our Muslim brothers and sisters what we love for ourselves. We should make dua of prosperity and increase in all forms of blessings for those whom we previously had malice towards. Without this, we lose our Iman as the hadith above warned. The Messenger of Allah (\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645) also categorically said that, \u201cNone of you are believers until you love for your brother what you love for yourself.<\/strong>\u201d[3]<\/a><\/p>\n He (\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645)\u00a0also warned,<\/p>\n \u201cThe disease of the nations before you is creeping towards you: Jealousy and hatred, it is the Haliqah (shaver). I do not speak of what shaves the hair, but what uproots the religion.<\/strong>\u201d[4]<\/a><\/p>\n He (\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645) also cautioned,<\/p>\n \u201cBeware of jealousy<\/strong>, because it consumes good-deeds like how fire consumes dry wood.<\/strong>\u201d[5]<\/a><\/p>\n Ibn Qaiyyim says that the jealous person is a soldier of Iblis, rather one of his vicegerents (khalifah) and substitutes.<\/p>\n May Allah allow us to purify our hearts from all forms of malice and jealousy and may He allow us to meet Him on the Day of Judgment with a sound and pure heart. Aameen<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Sunan Nasai #3109<\/p>\n [2]<\/a> Taken from \u2018Ihyaa Uloom Deen\u2019 by Imam Ghazali Vol.9 Pg.1676 and \u2018Zammul Hasad\u2019 by Ibn Qaiyyim Jawziyyah<\/p>\n [3]<\/a>\u00a0Sahih Bukhari #13<\/p>\n\n
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