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Jealousy (Hasad)
Jealousy (Hasad)
"Beware of jealousy,
for verily it destroys good deeds
the way fire destroys wood."
ُ ْل أَع
ُوذ ِب َربِّ ْال َفلَ ِق
Qul a’ouzu bi-Rabbil-Falaq,
Hasad can cause the person to indulge in
disbelief because it causes the individual
to feel that Allah has not been fair with
him; he forgets all the mercy and
blessings which Allah has bestowed
upon him. The Messenger of Allah (s a
w) said: "They are enemies for Allah's
bounties." They asked: "Who are they?"
He said: "Those who envy people for
what Allah has given them of Bounty." [at-
Tabaranee]
Allah through His Absolute Wisdom has given
some people more wealth, intelligence, beauty,
strength, children, etc. than others. The believing
Muslim should be content with what Allah has
destined for him. Allah says: "Allah favoured some
of you over others with wealth and properties… Do
they deny the favours of Allah?" [Surah an-Nahl (16): 71]
ٌنَ ض ِفً الرِّ ْز ِق ۚ َف َما اله ِذ ٍ ْض ُك ْم َعلَ ٰى َبع َ ْض َل َبع َو ه
َّللاُ َف ه
ۚ ت أَ ٌْ َما ُن ُه ْم َف ُه ْم ِفٌ ِه َس َواء
ْ ضلُوا ِب َرا ِّدي ِر ْز ِق ِه ْم َعلَ ٰى َما َملَ َكِّ ُف
ون ِ أَ َف ِب ِنعْ َم ِة ه
َ َّللا ٌَجْ َح ُد
WaLLaahu fazzala ba’zakum alaa ba’zin-fir-rizq; famal-lazeena fuzzilou bi-raaaddee
rizqihim alaa maa malakat aymaanuhum fahum feehi sa-waaa’. Afa-bi-ni’matiLLaahi
yajhadoun
ُ ٌَا أَ ٌُّ َها ال هناسُ إِ هنا َخ َل ْق َنا ُك ْم ِمنْ َذ َك ٍر َوأ ُ ْن َث ٰى َو َج َع ْل َنا ُك ْم
شعُو ًبا َو َق َبا ِئ َل
َ َّللا أَ ْت َقا ُك ْم ۚ إِنه ه
َّللا َعلٌِم َخ ِبٌر ِ ارفُوا ۚ إِنه أَ ْك َر َم ُك ْم عِ ْندَ ه َ لِ َت َع
Yaaa’ayyuhan-naasu innaa khalaqnaakum-min-zakarinw-wa’unsaa wa
ja’alnaakum shu’oubanw-wa qabaaa’ila lita’aarafou. Inna akra-makum
indaLLaahi atqaakum. InnaLLaaha aleemun Khabeer.
ِ ٌَو َقالُوا لَ ْو ََل ُن ِّز َل َه ٰـ َذا ْالقُرْ آنُ َعلَ ٰى َر ُج ٍل ِم َن ْال َقرْ ٌَ َت
"And they say: ْن َع ِظ ٌٍم
'Why is not this Qur'aan sent down to some great man of the
two towns?" Wa qaalou law laa nuzzila haazal-Qur’aanu alaa rajulim-
minal-qaryatayni azeem? [Soorah az-Zukhruf (43): 31]
ُون ِ " َولَ ِئنْ أَ َطعْ ُت ْم َب َشرً ا ِم ْث َل ُك ْم إِ هن ُك ْم إِ ًذا لَ َخIf you were to obey a
َ اسر
human being life yourselves, then verily, you indeed
would be losers." Wa la’in ata’tum-basharam-mislakum innakum izal-
la-khaasiroun. [Soorah al-Muminoon (23): 34]
"Beware of jealousy,
for verily it destroys good deeds
the way fire destroys wood."
What Islam permits in contrast to Hasad
(destructive jealousy) is Ghibtah (envy
that is free from malice), which means
neither loving the loss of the blessing
nor hating for it to remain with the
person, but desiring the same for
oneself without the removal of the
blessing from others.
The Messenger of Allah (s a w) said: "The similitude
of the people of this Ummah is like four individual.
One whom Allah has given wealth and knowledge, so
he handles his wealth with the 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 the others lose their wealth. Another
man, Allah has given him wealth but no knowledge
and he spends his wealth in disobedience to Allah.
And last, a man whom Allah has not given knowledge
nor wealth but he 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." [at-Tirmidhee and
Ibn Majah]
Repentance and Getting Rid of
Jealousy
"Beware of jealousy,
for verily it destroys good deeds
the way fire destroys wood."
Firstly, the believer should have sincerity in
repenting from Hasad as Allah's
Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam)
said: "Three things that every heart of a
believer should not hate to have is
sincerity in actions, rendering advise to
leaders and holding to Jama'ah
(community) of the Muslims, for their
supplication surrounds everyone with
them." [Ahmad and Ibn Majah]
Second requirement to get rid of Hasad is
to get rid of all those means which cause
one to have Hasad like anger, hatred,
love for the world and discontentment.
ٌَا أَ ٌُّ َها ال هناسُ َق ْد َجا َء ْت ُك ْم َم ْو ِع َظة ِمنْ َر ِّب ُك ْم َو ِش َفاء لِ َما
ٌنَ ور َو ُه ًدى َو َرحْ َمة لِ ْلم ُْؤ ِم ِن
ِ ص ُد ُّ " ِفً الO mankind!
There has come to you a good advice from your
Rabb and a healing for that in your chests."
Yaaa’ayyu-hannaasu qad jaaa’at-kum-maw-izatum-mir-Rabbikum wa
shifaaa’ul-limaa fissu-douri wa Hu-danw-wa Rahmatul-lil-Mu’mineen.
[Soorah Yunus (10): 57]
Supplicate to Allah to purify your heart.
Allah said in the Qur'aan: ٌن َجاءُوا ِمنْ َبعْ ِد ِه ْم َ َواله ِذ
ِ ٌن َس َبقُو َنا ِب ْاِلٌِ َم
ان َو ََل َ اغ ِفرْ لَ َنا َو ِِلِ ْخ َوا ِن َنا اله ِذ َ ُ ٌَقُول
ْ ون َر هب َنا
حٌم ِ ك َرءُوف َر َ ٌن آ َم ُنوا َر هب َنا إِ هن َ وب َنا ِغ ًّّل ِلله ِذ
ِ َُتجْ َع ْل ِفً قُل
"And those who came after them say: 'Our Lord!
Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in
Faith and put not in our hearts any hatred against
those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed
full of kindness, Most Merciful." Wallazeena jaaa’ou mim-
ba’dihim yaqoulouna Rabbanag-fir lanaa wa li’ikhwaaninal-lazeena
sabaqouna bil-limaani wa laa taj’al fee qulou-binaa gillal-lillazeena
aamanou Rabbanaaa innaka Ra’oufur-Raheem.
[Soorah al-Hashr (59): 10]
Give Sadaqah (charity) for it purifies the
heart and sanctifies the soul. It is for this
reason Allah said to His Prophet: ُْخ ْذ ِمن
ص ِّل َعلٌَ ِْه ْم ِۖۚ إِنه
َ ٌه ْم ِب َها َو َ أَمْ َوالِ ِه ْم
ِ صدَ َق ًة ُت َط ِّه ُر ُه ْم َو ُت َز ِّك
َّللا ُ َس ِمٌع َعلٌِمص َّل َت َك َس َكن لَ ُه ْم ۚ َو ه َ "Take Sadaqah
from their wealth in order to purify them and
sanctify them with it." Khuz min amwaalihim sadaqatan-
tutahhiru-hum wa tuzakkee-him-bihaa wa salli alayhim. Inna salaataka
sakanul-lahum; waLLaahu Samee-un Aleem. [Soorah at-Tawbah (9):
103]
If thoughts of Hasad cross one's mind, he should
seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan
and busy himself with something that will dispel
these insinuating whispers and thoughts.
A story………..
Anas Ibn Malik (r a a) reported that he and other
companions were sitting with the Messenger (s a
w), who said: "A man from the people of Paradise
will enter now." And a man from al-Ansar entered,
with his beard dripping with water from Wudhu
(ablution), and holding his sandals in his left hand.
The following day, the Prophet (s a w) said the
same thing and the same man entered.
On the third day, the Prophet (s a w) again
repeated his statement and the same man entered
with water dripping and holding his sandals.
When the Prophet (s a w) left, Abdullah Ibn Amr Ibn
al-As (r a a) followed the man and said: 'I quarrelled
with my father and I swore I would not go to him for
three days and night. Would you shelter me for
these days?' the man replied: 'Yes.'
Anas said: 'Abdullah said that he stayed with this man for three
nights and he did not see him praying at night, but every time
he moved and changed position in bed he would remember
Allah saying, 'Allahu Akbar' Until Salat-ul-Fajr."
Abdullah said: 'I didn't hear anything from him but good.
When the three nights had passed… I said: 'O slave of Allah!
I really didn't abandon my father nor was I angry with him.
But, I heard the Messenger of Allah speaking of you on three
separate occasions, the Prophet had said that a man from
the people of Paradise would enter, and you were the one to
enter on all the three times. So, I wanted to stay with you to
see what you do so that I could follow you. But I have not
seen you doing much. So what is that you do for Allah's
Messenger (s a w)to say what he had said?'
The man replied: 'It is nothing more than what you saw.'
When it was time to leave, he called me back and said: 'Yes,
it is nothing more than what you saw, except that I have
no place in myself for ill-intentions or Hasad towards
any Muslim and what Allah has given them.' Abdullah
said: 'This is what has made you deserving of the praise
and this is what we cannot do." [Musnad Ahmad]