Jealousy and Envy

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,

No one should be jealous of anything except two people – a man whom Allah has blessed with knowledge and he teaches it; and a man who has money and he spends it in the sake of Allah.

[Bukhari]

He, Allah bless him and grant him peace, also said,

Do not be jealous among yourselves.

[Muslim]

One must realize that being jealous or envious of others is actually being displeased with Allah for his bounties upon that person. Allah in His infinite wisdom bestows upon who He wills what He wills. We have to be able to deal with the situation by being grateful (shukr) for what He has given us and being patient (sabr) on what has not been given to us.

A person who is jealous or envious of another will only be hurting himself by the feeling of rage and jealousy consuming his heart. If a person gives physical or verbal expression to his inner feeling then he will be committing an even greater sin.

The harm to his worldly life is the frustration and worry, which perpetually afflicts the envious person. He is consumed by frustration caused by envy for another whose disgrace and fall he always anticipates. In this way the envious one destroys his Hereafter in addition to eliminating his worldly comfort and peace of mind.

The disease of envy (hasad) is remedied by frequently praising the person against whom the jealousy is directed. Praise him no matter how difficult this may seem. Honor him and meet him with respect and humility.

Do not let Shaytan divide us. This is his mission. If you are facing difficulty inside yourself, offer salah, read Quran, and trust Allah Almighty.

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (1) From the evil of that which He created (2) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (3) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (4) And from the evil of an envier when he envies." (5) [Quran Al-Falaq 113:1-5]

May Allah protect us from the evil of jealousy and envy. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam