Envy

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EnvyEnvy

Hasad (Envy)Hasad (Envy)

Hasad or malicious Envy is a psychological state in which a person

wishes for the deprivation of a blessing, talent, or merit possessed by another

person. Ethical teachings shed light on the causes and motives of hasad and its

harmful spiritual, moral and social effects, and offer practical solutions for

combating this spiritual disease.

Do you know that this Do you know that this condition is a sickness condition is a sickness of soul and heart and it of soul and heart and it

also harms your also harms your physical health ?physical health ?

Diseases of the Soul…

• Qualities in others such as certain intellectual, spiritual, and moral merits, or good and pious deeds, or outward factors such as honour, prestige and wealth can cause hasad. Also, immoral or negative traits that are imagined to be merits can be a cause of hasad. Almost all of the causes of hasad are the products of a feeling of inferiority and dejectedness. When a person perceives others to be more perfect than himself, a feeling of inferiority seizes him, which, with the help of external factors and inner propensities, generates the feeling of envy in his heart.

• The scholar al-`Allamah al-Majlisi has mentioned seven causes and motives of hasad. We have listed these causes and in some cases provided examples of hasad corresponding to the cause:

– Enmity: Hasad can be the result of enmity. For example, enmity against another family, tribe or group can cause one to envy successes they achieve.

– The sense of one's supremacy: The hasid (one who envies) anticipates the pride of the mahsud on account of a merit mahsud enjoys. Not having the patience to put up with this pride, the hasid feels a sense of superiority and earnestly desires the loss of this merit.

– Kibr (pride) and Wonder: The hasid high-handedly treats the person who is conferred some merit, favour, or talent, and may wonder to see a great blessing enjoyed by the object of his envy. For example, a wealthy individual outwardly looks with disdain upon the respect enjoyed by a poor person believing that he deserves to be the recipient of such admiration.

– Fear and Love of authority: Also, the envious man is fearful of some hindrance on the part of the person enjoying an advantage or talent or merit that may frustrate his cherished objectives. Such fear manifests itself when one's acquiring or preserving authority over others requires that nobody should share his advantages or merits. For example, one who wishes to be re-elected as the leader of an organization may desire that no other member step forward and exhibit leadership skills such as eloquence of speech and efficiency of organization and mobilization

– Viciousness of nature: A human being of vicious nature does not like to see others enjoying any kind of good whatsoever. Such a person always greets news of another’s good fortune for example, in education or business, with sarcasm, pessimism, and ridicule or with other unethical tactics or conduct

• Imam Ali (a.s) said: “The person who gives up hasad is loved by people.” (Al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 237, hadith no. 1)

The Causes and Motives of Hasad (Envy)

So you don’t like a So you don’t like a person because person because

he/she possesses he/she possesses some thing you some thing you

imagine to be good imagine to be good that you don’t have that you don’t have

??

You feel ‘sick’ You feel ‘sick’ whenever you see whenever you see

him/her, hear him/her, hear people talking people talking

about him/her or about him/her or even when you even when you

think of him/her think of him/her while you are while you are

alone…alone…

This is because This is because he/she is smarter or he/she is smarter or wealthier or more wealthier or more knowledgeable or knowledgeable or

intelligent or intelligent or virtuous than you virtuous than you

are…are…

And you are not able And you are not able to appreciate his/her to appreciate his/her

unique talent or unique talent or possession or possession or popularity….popularity….

……And by your behavior And by your behavior you try to downgrade, you try to downgrade,

avoid, or defame avoid, or defame him/her, feel happy him/her, feel happy

when he/she suffers a when he/she suffers a loss or is in a loss or is in a

difficulty. But you hide difficulty. But you hide this feeling inside this feeling inside

yourself… yourself…

The Evil effects of Hasad (Envy)

• Envy is one of the deadliest diseases of the heart and it produces additional vices such as hypocrisy, backbiting, slandering, abuse, taunting, and torturing, all of which are grave sins. This hideous condition makes the human heart so narrow and gloomy that its effects pervade the realm of one's inner and outer being. The fears and grief of the hasid revolve around the person(s) of whom he is envious. The hasad he harbours in his heart blinds him to the virtues of the envied, and he becomes unhappy over the blessings of God conferred upon the mahsud. The spiritual light and the divine spark of faith which makes the human heart greater than anything else in the world cannot go along with the darkness and narrowness caused in it by hasad. The heart becomes grieved and depressed, the chest narrow and suffocated, and the face grim and frowning. The more this state gains in strength, the more it diminishes the brightness of faith, while this faith is the source of his salvation in the Hereafter and the life and vigour of his heart. Eventually this disease reduces the hasid into a helpless wretch.

Harms of JealousyJealousy is the fountainhead of many individual and social evils some of them

being.

• A: It can be said that jealousy is a kind of criminal motives observed in the world and if an investigation is made in the real factors behind murders, thefts, excesses etc we shall find that a significant number of them is based on jealousy and, perhaps, that is why jealousy has been compared with a spark of fir which can endanger both individuals and societies. We see in narrations that:

• B: Jealousy can be close to blasphemy or disbelief and it is likely that jealousy may turn off the life and future of man. In other words, sometimes destines of a family and a community change due to jealousy and in history, such happenings are found like the events of the sons of Adam and the sons of Yaqoob (a.s.).

• C: A jealous person spends away all or most of his energy, be it physical or mental, which otherwise could help in the progress of the society, By losing it a jealous man spoils both his personal as well as the collective assets, of the society.

• D: Over and above all this, jealousy leaves very undesirable effects on the body of man and his health. Usually jealous persons are seen to be almost ill and restless both physically and mentally because, today it has been established that many physical illnesses are due to nervous causes or psychics causes. In today's field of medicine we see detailed discussions under the title of illnesses related to physical???

1 - Ali (a.s.) said: Less jealousy, more health.

2 - Ali (a.s.) said: It is surprising that jealous people are totally careless about their physique.

3 - Also we read: Liar has no virili

4 - Imam Sadiq (a.s.) said: A miser cannot have peace nor a jealous pleasure.

5 -Imam Ali (a.s.) said: One who does not suppress jealousy makes his body his own grave.

Remedy for this Dangerous disease:

The best procedure of removing this dangerous disease is:• First: Keep in mind the individual, social and otherworldly

harms of it.

• Second: Seek its practical remedy and remove it from heart by discipline.

• Third: Man must think for a while whether he can, through jealousy, grab a bounty from others where as the fact is that whatever God Almighty has decided is bound to reach him. So he says: And there is measure with him of everything.

• And in respect of the other says: For every term there is an appointment.

Kinds of Jealousy:• A: That man desires that the comfort enjoyed by his fellow brother

may be taken away from him even if thereby he himself does not get any benefit. This is the worst kind of jealousy.

• B: Man wants that others bounty may be removed from him and may be given to him.

• C: Sometimes man does not want that someone's ease may be taken away from him but wants the same ease for himself and since it does not reach him he entertains a desire for the other man's down fall and possibly, if he gets such strength, he removes the said ease from the other person.

• D: In the beginning one does not want that the other man should lose his bounty but since he does not have the ability to reach it he desires the downfall of the other person, but without an intention to seize the other person's bounty even if he is able to do so. As he considers himself religiously responsible and duty bound.

• E: His heart would feel happy if the other prosperity vanishes but, at the same, he is also angry with his own heart due to such wish and also condemns scolds it.

The Prophet of God (s) : Beware ! Don’t be enemy of blessings of God. (he was asked: Oh Prophet of God “who are those who keep enmity with the blessings of God ?”) : He replied: ‘Those who are envious.’ [Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p.315]

امام على: الحسد مرض ال امام على: الحسد مرض ال يؤسىيؤسى

Imam Ali (a) : Envy Imam Ali (a) : Envy is a disease without is a disease without

remedyremedy

[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 1378]1378]

امام على : الحسد دأب امام على : الحسد دأب السفل و اعداء الدولالسفل و اعداء الدول

Imam Ali (a) : Envy is the Imam Ali (a) : Envy is the trait of those with degraded trait of those with degraded

nature and enemies of nature and enemies of popularitypopularity


امام على : الحسد مقنصة امام على : الحسد مقنصة ابليس الكبرىابليس الكبرى

Imam Ali (a) : Envy Imam Ali (a) : Envy is the great trap of is the great trap of

DevilDevil[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 1133]1133]

ee

امام على : الحسد حبس امام على : الحسد حبس الروحالروح

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Envy is prison Envy is prison

for spirit for spirit


امام على : الحسد شرا امام على : الحسد شرا المراضالمراض

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Envy is worst of Envy is worst of

diseasesdiseases[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 332]332]

امام على : الحسد احد امام على : الحسد احد العذابينالعذابين

Imam Ali (a) : Envy is Imam Ali (a) : Envy is one of the two one of the two

torturestortures[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 1635]1635]

و و ،،امام على: الحسد عيب فاضحامام على: الحسد عيب فاضحال يشفى صاحبه اال ال يشفى صاحبه اال ، ، شجى فادحشجى فادح

بلوغ امله فيمن يحسدهبلوغ امله فيمن يحسده

Imam Ali (a) : Envy is an Imam Ali (a) : Envy is an obvious fault and a heavy grief. obvious fault and a heavy grief.

The envious person is never The envious person is never remedied until he doesn’t get remedied until he doesn’t get

to his aim which he has for the to his aim which he has for the enviedenvied


امام على : رأس الرذائل امام على : رأس الرذائل الحسدالحسد

Imam Ali (a) : Envy is Imam Ali (a) : Envy is the source of the source of humiliationshumiliations


امام على: اذا مطرالتحاسد امام على: اذا مطرالتحاسد انبتت التفاسدانبتت التفاسد

Imam Ali (a) : When Imam Ali (a) : When there is rain there is rain

(abundance) of envy, (abundance) of envy, there is mutual discord there is mutual discord

and mischiefand mischief[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 4131]4131]

امام على: لله در الحسد امام على: لله در الحسد بصاحبه بصاحبه فما اعدله! بدأفما اعدله! بدأفقتلهفقتله

Imam Ali (a) : May God Imam Ali (a) : May God deal with envy ! For what deal with envy ! For what an enemy it is ! It kills the an enemy it is ! It kills the

one who has itone who has it

[Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p. 216][Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p. 216]

امام على: من ولع بالحسد امام على: من ولع بالحسد الشومالشوم ولع بهولع به

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The one who loves envy, one who loves envy,

is loved by the is loved by the troubles troubles

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.78, p. 12,[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.78, p. 12, hadith # 70]hadith # 70]

امام على : الحسد مطية امام على : الحسد مطية التعبالتعب

Imam Ali (a) : Envy Imam Ali (a) : Envy is an exhausting rideis an exhausting ride


امام على: ثمرة الحسد امام على: ثمرة الحسد شقاء الدنيا و االخرةشقاء الدنيا و االخرة

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The fruit of envy is the fruit of envy is the

misery of world and misery of world and the hereafterthe hereafter


ee

امام على: الحاسد ال يشفيه امام على: الحاسد ال يشفيه االزوال النعمةاالزوال النعمة

Imam Ali (a) : The envious Imam Ali (a) : The envious person is not satisfied until person is not satisfied until

the blessing (from the the blessing (from the person he envies) is lostperson he envies) is lost


امام على: الحاسد يفرح امام على: الحاسد يفرح بالشر و يغتم بالسروربالشر و يغتم بالسرور

Imam Ali (a) : Envious Imam Ali (a) : Envious person is happy when person is happy when

evil befalls (the envied) evil befalls (the envied) and sad over happinessand sad over happiness


امام على: الحاسد يرى ان امام على: الحاسد يرى ان زوال النعمة عمن يحسده زوال النعمة عمن يحسده

نعمة عليهنعمة عليهImam Ali (a) : The one who Imam Ali (a) : The one who

is envious imagines that is envious imagines that the blessing possessed by the blessing possessed by

envied will be lost and envied will be lost and reach him reach him


ee

امام على: الحاسد يظهر و ده فى امام على: الحاسد يظهر و ده فى ،، و يخفى بغضه فى افعاله و يخفى بغضه فى افعاله،،اقوالهاقواله

فله اسم الصديق و صفة العدوفله اسم الصديق و صفة العدو

Imam Ali (a) : The envious Imam Ali (a) : The envious person looks like a loving friend person looks like a loving friend by his speech, but hides malice by his speech, but hides malice behind his actions, he is friend behind his actions, he is friend

only by name but by his only by name but by his characteristics, he is an enemycharacteristics, he is an enemy


امام على: ما رأيت ظالما امام على: ما رأيت ظالما من الحاسدمن الحاسد اشبه بمظلوماشبه بمظلوم

Imam Ali (a) : I have not Imam Ali (a) : I have not seen an oppressor who seen an oppressor who resembles an oppressed resembles an oppressed like the envious personlike the envious person

[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 216][Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 216]

امام جعفر الصادق: الحاسد مضر امام جعفر الصادق: الحاسد مضر ،،بنفسه قبل ان يضر بالمحسودبنفسه قبل ان يضر بالمحسود

كابليس اورث بحسده لنفسه اللعنة كابليس اورث بحسده لنفسه اللعنة ......و الدم عليه السالم االجتباءو الدم عليه السالم االجتباءImam al-Sadiq (a): The envious Imam al-Sadiq (a): The envious person harms himself before he person harms himself before he harms the envied, like harms the envied, like IblisIblis who who

because of his envy left the legacy because of his envy left the legacy of curse on himself and for Adam of curse on himself and for Adam (a) became the source of God’s (a) became the source of God’s

selection (over himself)selection (over himself)

ee


امام على: ما رأيت ظالما امام على: ما رأيت ظالما ،،اشبه بمظلوم من الحاسداشبه بمظلوم من الحاسد

وحزن وحزن ،، وقلب هائم وقلب هائم،،نفس دائمنفس دائمالزمالزم

Imam Ali (a) : I have not seen an Imam Ali (a) : I have not seen an oppressor so similar to oppressor so similar to

oppressed like an envious oppressed like an envious person, (because he is) with person, (because he is) with

permanently sick soul, disturbed permanently sick soul, disturbed heart and inseparable sorrowheart and inseparable sorrow


امام على: يكفيك من امام على: يكفيك من الحاسد انه يغتم فى وقت الحاسد انه يغتم فى وقت

سروركسرورك

Imam Ali (a) : It is enough Imam Ali (a) : It is enough for you that the envious for you that the envious

person is sad at your person is sad at your happinesshappiness

[Mustadarak al-Wasail, vo.12, p.17, hadith # 13388][Mustadarak al-Wasail, vo.12, p.17, hadith # 13388]

امام على: النصيحة من امام على: النصيحة من الحاسد محالالحاسد محال

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Expecting good advice Expecting good advice

from envious is from envious is fruitlessfruitless

[Al-Khisal, p.269,[Al-Khisal, p.269, hadith # 5]hadith # 5]

رسول الله: قال الله عزوجل رسول الله: قال الله عزوجل لموسى بن عمران: يا بن عمران ال لموسى بن عمران: يا بن عمران ال

تحسد الناس على ما اتيتهم من تحسد الناس على ما اتيتهم من ......فضلى و ال تمدن عينيكفضلى و ال تمدن عينيك

The Prophet of God (s) said : The Prophet of God (s) said : God the Almighty said to Musa God the Almighty said to Musa bin Imran (a), Oh son of Imran, bin Imran (a), Oh son of Imran, don’t be envious of what I have don’t be envious of what I have given to people from my grace given to people from my grace and don’t enchant your eyes…and don’t enchant your eyes…

[Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.307, hadith # 6][Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.307, hadith # 6]

...... ،،الى ذلك و ال تتبعه نفسكالى ذلك و ال تتبعه نفسك ،،فان الحاسد ساخط لنعمىفان الحاسد ساخط لنعمى

صاد لقسمى الذى قسمت بين صاد لقسمى الذى قسمت بين ......عبادىعبادى

……with the blessings and don’t with the blessings and don’t put your soul in search of them, put your soul in search of them, because the envious person is because the envious person is unhappy at my blessings that I unhappy at my blessings that I

have distributed among my have distributed among my servantsservants


رسول الله: اال! ال تعادو انعم الله رسول الله: اال! ال تعادو انعم الله (قيل: يا رسول الله! و من الذى (قيل: يا رسول الله! و من الذى

يعادى نعم الله؟) قال: الذين يعادى نعم الله؟) قال: الذين يحسدونيحسدون

The Prophet of God (s) : The Prophet of God (s) : Beware ! Don’t be enemy of Beware ! Don’t be enemy of blessings of God. (he was blessings of God. (he was

asked: Oh Prophet of God “who asked: Oh Prophet of God “who are those who keep enmity are those who keep enmity

with the blessings of God ?”) : with the blessings of God ?”) : He replied: ‘Those who are He replied: ‘Those who are

envious.’envious.’[Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p.315][Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p.315]

امام جعفر الصادق: بينما موسى بن امام جعفر الصادق: بينما موسى بن رأى رأى عمران يناجى ربه و يكلمه اذعمران يناجى ربه و يكلمه اذ

رجال تحت ظل عرش الله فقال: يا رجال تحت ظل عرش الله فقال: يا رب من هذا الذى قد اظله عرشك؟رب من هذا الذى قد اظله عرشك؟

Imam al-Sadiq (a): While Musa (a) Imam al-Sadiq (a): While Musa (a) was busy in communication and was busy in communication and prayers with God, a man came prayers with God, a man came

under the shadow of divine under the shadow of divine authority (authority (‘arsh‘arsh) of Allah. He ) of Allah. He

asked: ‘O Lord, Who is this person asked: ‘O Lord, Who is this person who is under the shadow of your who is under the shadow of your

‘arsh‘arsh ? ?

فقال: يا موسى هذا ممن لم فقال: يا موسى هذا ممن لم يحسد الناس على ما اتاهم الله يحسد الناس على ما اتاهم الله

من فضلهمن فضله

The God replied: Oh The God replied: Oh Musa ! This person is not Musa ! This person is not envious of people whom envious of people whom God has bestowed from God has bestowed from

His graceHis grace[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.73, p. 256,[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.73, p. 256, hadith # 25]hadith # 25]

امام على: الحسودامام على: الحسودكثيرالحسرات متضاعف كثيرالحسرات متضاعف

السيئاتالسيئات

Imam Ali (a) : The envious Imam Ali (a) : The envious person has many person has many

unfulfilled desires and his unfulfilled desires and his sins are doublesins are double


امام على : الحسود ال يبرءامام على : الحسود ال يبرء

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The envious person cannot envious person cannot get relief (from envy) get relief (from envy)


امام على : الحسود ال خالل امام على : الحسود ال خالل لهله

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The envious person has no envious person has no

way for himway for him


امام على : الحسود ال امام على : الحسود ال يسوديسود

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The envious person cannot envious person cannot

be a leaderbe a leader


امام على: الحسود غضبان امام على: الحسود غضبان على القدرعلى القدر

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The envious person is angry envious person is angry

over the destinyover the destiny


امام الصادق: ليست لبخيل امام الصادق: ليست لبخيل راحته وال لحسود لذةراحته وال لحسود لذة

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is no serenity for miser and no no serenity for miser and no

pleasure for the enviouspleasure for the envious

[Al-Khisal, vol.1, p.271,[Al-Khisal, vol.1, p.271, hadith # 10]hadith # 10]

امام الصادق: الراحة امام الصادق: الراحة لحسودلحسود

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is no tranquility for the is no tranquility for the

enviousenvious


امام الصادق: ال يطمعن امام الصادق: ال يطمعن راحة القلبراحة القلب الحسود فىالحسود فى

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is no peace of mind for the no peace of mind for the

enviousenvious

[Al-Khisal, vol.2, p.434,[Al-Khisal, vol.2, p.434, hadith # 20]hadith # 20]

امام على: الحسود سريع امام على: الحسود سريع الوثبة بطئ العطفةالوثبة بطئ العطفة

Imam Ali (a) : The envious Imam Ali (a) : The envious is fast to leap in an attack is fast to leap in an attack

while slow in showing while slow in showing kindnesskindness


امام الصادق: ليس لحسود امام الصادق: ليس لحسود غنىغنى

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There Imam al-Sadiq (a) : There is no prosperity for is no prosperity for

enviousenvious

[Al-Amali al-Toosi, p.301, hadith # 595][Al-Amali al-Toosi, p.301, hadith # 595]

امام على: بئس الرفيق امام على: بئس الرفيق الحسودالحسود

Imam Ali (a) : An Imam Ali (a) : An envious person is a bad envious person is a bad

companion companion


رسول الله :استعينوا على رسول الله :استعينوا على حوائجكم بالكتمان فان كل حوائجكم بالكتمان فان كل

ذى نعمة محسودذى نعمة محسودThe Prophet of God (s) : Seek The Prophet of God (s) : Seek

to protect your granted to protect your granted wishes by hiding (them) wishes by hiding (them)

because every one who is because every one who is bestowed with blessings is bestowed with blessings is

enviedenvied[Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p.316][Ibn Abi al-Hadid, vol.1, p.316]

امام الباقر: ان الحسد امام الباقر: ان الحسد ليأكل االيمان كما تأكل النار ليأكل االيمان كما تأكل النار

الحطبالحطب

Imam al-Baqir (a) : Imam al-Baqir (a) : Verily envy destroys Verily envy destroys

faith like fire destroys faith like fire destroys wood wood


امام الصادق: آفة الدين امام الصادق: آفة الدين الحسد و العجب والفخرالحسد و العجب والفخر

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Calamities for one’s Calamities for one’s

religion are envy, self-religion are envy, self-admiration and prideadmiration and pride


رسول الله: اال! انه قد دب رسول الله: اال! انه قد دب اليكم داء االمم من قبلكم و هو اليكم داء االمم من قبلكم و هو

لكنه لكنه ،، ليس بحالق الشعر ليس بحالق الشعر،،الحسدالحسدحالق الدينحالق الدين

The Prophet of God (s) : Beware ! The Prophet of God (s) : Beware ! Indeed a disease that afflicted Indeed a disease that afflicted

past nations before you has past nations before you has reached you like an ant and that is reached you like an ant and that is

envy because it doesn’t eat hair envy because it doesn’t eat hair but eats away (your) religion but eats away (your) religion

[Al-Amali al-Toosi, p.117, hadith # 182][Al-Amali al-Toosi, p.117, hadith # 182]

رسول الله: اياكم و الحسد رسول الله: اياكم و الحسد فان الحسد يأكل الحسنات كما فان الحسد يأكل الحسنات كما

تأكل النار الحطبتأكل النار الحطب

The Prophet of God (s) : The Prophet of God (s) : Beware of envy because Beware of envy because

indeed envy destroys good indeed envy destroys good deeds in the same manner deeds in the same manner

as fire destroys wood as fire destroys wood

[Ja’meh al-Akhbar, p.451[Ja’meh al-Akhbar, p.451, , hadith # 1266]hadith # 1266]

امام الصادق: يقول ابليس لجنوده: امام الصادق: يقول ابليس لجنوده: فانهما فانهما ،،القوا بينهم الحسد و البغىالقوا بينهم الحسد و البغى

يعدالن الشركيعدالن الشرك

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Devil Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Devil ((IblisIblis) says to his gang : ) says to his gang :

‘Instill envy and disobedience ‘Instill envy and disobedience among them (human beings) among them (human beings) because these two are equal because these two are equal

to to shirkshirk (polytheism)’ (polytheism)’ [Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.327, hadith # 2][Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.327, hadith # 2]

امام الصادق: اياكم ان يحسد امام الصادق: اياكم ان يحسد فان الكفر فان الكفر ،،بعضكم بعضابعضكم بعضا

اصله الحسداصله الحسد

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Beware Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Beware of envying each other for of envying each other for

indeed the basis of disbelief indeed the basis of disbelief ((kufrkufr) ) is envyis envy


امام على: الحسد يضنى امام على: الحسد يضنى الجسدالجسد

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Envy weakens Envy weakens

the bodythe body[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 943]943]

امام على: الحسد يذيب امام على: الحسد يذيب الجسدالجسد

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Envy dissolves Envy dissolves

the bodythe body[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 981]981]

امام على: الحسد ينشئ امام على: الحسد ينشئ الكمدالكمد

Imam Ali (a) : Imam Ali (a) : Envy dulls the Envy dulls the

complexioncomplexion[Al-Amidi, [Al-Amidi, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # hadith # 1038]1038]

امام على: الحسود ابدا امام على: الحسود ابدا عليلعليل

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The envious person is envious person is permanently sickpermanently sick

¯¯


امام على: الحسود دائم امام على: الحسود دائم السقم و ان كان صحيحالسقم و ان كان صحيح

الجسمالجسم

Imam Ali (a) : The envious Imam Ali (a) : The envious person is sick although he person is sick although he

(apparently) possesses (apparently) possesses healthy bodyhealthy body


امام على: العجب لغفلة امام على: العجب لغفلة الحساد عن سالمة االجسادالحساد عن سالمة االجساد

Imam Ali (a) : Its Imam Ali (a) : Its surprising, the surprising, the

heedlessness of the heedlessness of the envious persons regarding envious persons regarding the health of their bodiesthe health of their bodies


امام على: صحة الجسد من امام على: صحة الجسد من قلة الحسدقلة الحسد

Imam Ali (a) : The Imam Ali (a) : The health of body is in health of body is in

absence of envyabsence of envy[Nahjul Balagha, [Nahjul Balagha, saying # 256]saying # 256]

امام على: الحسد ال يجلب اال امام على: الحسد ال يجلب اال مضرة و غيظا يوهن قلبك و مضرة و غيظا يوهن قلبك و

يمرض جسمكيمرض جسمك

Imam Ali (a) : Envy doesn’t Imam Ali (a) : Envy doesn’t bring anything other than bring anything other than

harm and anger and harm and anger and weakens your heart and weakens your heart and

makes your body sickmakes your body sick[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.73, p. 256,[Bihar al-Anwar, vol.73, p. 256, hadith # 29]hadith # 29]

امام الصادق: كاد الحسد ان امام الصادق: كاد الحسد ان يغلب القدريغلب القدر

Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Imam al-Sadiq (a) : Envy appears to take Envy appears to take

over destinyover destiny


امام على: كاد الحسد ان امام على: كاد الحسد ان يسبق القدريسبق القدر

Imam Ali (a) : Envy Imam Ali (a) : Envy appears to go ahead of appears to go ahead of

destinydestiny

[Uyoon Akhbar al-Reza, vol.2, p.132,[Uyoon Akhbar al-Reza, vol.2, p.132, hadith # 16]hadith # 16]

قال لقمان البنه : للحاسد ثالث قال لقمان البنه : للحاسد ثالث عالمات: يغتاب اذاغاب و يتملق عالمات: يغتاب اذاغاب و يتملق

اذاشهد و يشمت بالمصيبةاذاشهد و يشمت بالمصيبة

Said Luqman (a) to his son : The Said Luqman (a) to his son : The envious person has three signs: envious person has three signs: backbiting behind them (whom backbiting behind them (whom he envies), flatters them in front he envies), flatters them in front and is happy when they are in and is happy when they are in

troubletrouble[Al-Khisal, p.121,[Al-Khisal, p.121, hadith # 113]hadith # 113]

So what should a So what should a believer do when believer do when he/she observes a he/she observes a

blessing that he/she blessing that he/she lacks is possessed lacks is possessed by another servant by another servant

of God ?of God ?

He/she should desire He/she should desire that the blessing that the blessing

possessed by another possessed by another servant of God should servant of God should remain as such and remain as such and

increase and may God increase and may God bestow him/her with bestow him/her with the same blessing…the same blessing…

He/she must not desire He/she must not desire that the blessing be lost that the blessing be lost

from the servant of from the servant of God. He/she must God. He/she must

appreciate that the God appreciate that the God has bestowed the has bestowed the

blessing to His servant blessing to His servant by His own grace and by His own grace and

he/she should be happy he/she should be happy with God…with God…

امام الصادق: ان المؤمن امام الصادق: ان المؤمن و المنافق و المنافق ،،يغبط و ال يحسديغبط و ال يحسد

يحسد و ال يغبطيحسد و ال يغبطImam al-Sadiq (a) : A believer Imam al-Sadiq (a) : A believer desires (to achieve) a blessing desires (to achieve) a blessing

and avoids envy while a and avoids envy while a hypocrite envies and is not hypocrite envies and is not desirous of (achieving) the desirous of (achieving) the

blessingblessing [Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.307, hadith # 7][Al-Kafi, vol.2, p.307, hadith # 7]

رسول الله: الحسد اال فى اثنين رسول الله: الحسد اال فى اثنين رجل اتاه الله ماال فهو ينفق منه رجل اتاه الله ماال فهو ينفق منه

...... ،،اناء الليل و انلء النهاراناء الليل و انلء النهارThe Prophet of God (s) : Don’t be The Prophet of God (s) : Don’t be desirous of achieving blessings desirous of achieving blessings

except from two: A person whom except from two: A person whom God has bestowed wealth and he God has bestowed wealth and he spend it (in the way of God) day spend it (in the way of God) day

and nightand night[Al-Khisal, p.76,[Al-Khisal, p.76, hadith # 119]hadith # 119]

و رجل اتاه الله القران و رجل اتاه الله القران ......فهو يقوم به اناء الليل و فهو يقوم به اناء الليل و

اناء النهاراناء النهار……and the other person is the one and the other person is the one whom God has given knowledge whom God has given knowledge of Quran and he keeps it up with of Quran and he keeps it up with

him day and nighthim day and night

[Al-Khisal, p.76,[Al-Khisal, p.76, hadith # 119]hadith # 119]

امام على: من ترك الحسد امام على: من ترك الحسد كانت له محبة عند الناسكانت له محبة عند الناس

Imam Ali (a) : The one Imam Ali (a) : The one who gives up envy is who gives up envy is loved by the peopleloved by the people


Conclusion:• Hasad (Envy) is a disease of the soul that has grave psychological,

moral, and social consequences. Fortunately, with faith and, sincere and persistent efforts, it is curable. A faithful person is optimistic, has a hopeful attitude towards God, and is satisfied with the way He has divided His bounties among His creatures.

• So what should a believer do when he/she observes a blessing that he/she lacks is possessed by another servant of God ?

• He/she should desire that the blessing possessed by another servant of God should remain as such and increase and may God bestow him/her with the same blessing…

• He/she must not desire that the blessing be lost from the servant of God. He/she must appreciate that the God has bestowed the blessing to His servant by His own grace and he/she should be happy with God…

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