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As for Jealousy this is one of the most dangerous diseases that can glaze the heart. The meaning of jealousy is to wish for the removal of a good thing that some one has been blessed with and hating this thing for that person. It finds its way into the sick heart and the one whose faith is weak.

Imam Ahmad has reported in a sound tradition narrated by Abdullah Bin Amr bin Al Aas, that the Prophet of Allah (P.B.U.H) said one day, “there shall come to you a man from the people of paradise, and he said this three times. Thus Abdullah Bin Amr took it upon himself to stay the night with this man and see for himself what action he does to deserve such a station. After having stayed with the man, Abdullah thought very little of this man’s actions and then told him of what the messenger of Allah had said about him.

The man responded;I have nothing except what you have seen of me, except that I dont hold in my heart anything against anyone, nor am I jealous of anyone for any good that Allah has given them. Abdullah Bin Amr then said to him; This is the thing that has allowed you to enter into Paradise; Thus his heart devoid of envy and jealousy allowed this man to be given glad tidings of the paradise by the Prophet of Allah (saw).

As for Jealousy this is one of the most dangerous diseases that can glaze the heart. The meaning of jealousy is to wish for the removal of a good thing that some one has been blessed with and hating this thing for that person. It finds its way into the sick heart and the one whose faith is weak.
Allah says Do they become jealous of what Allah has given to people from his grace.(alNisa)
Also, many of the people of the book wish that they could turn you back into unbelievers form sheer jealousy from within themselves.(alBaqarah)

The first cause of jealousy is malice, the heart that is full of malice will be a jealous heart, as the one who shows malice feels happy when any misfortune befalls the person he hates and therefore always hopes to see the removal of blessings form that person.

Also from the causes of jealousy is Pride, for the jealous person feels haughty and superior over others, looking down on them, and feeling tooimportant tosit, speak or listen to them and therefore if any good comes to those others they are agitated.
It was this pride which was the cause of most of the jealousy displayed against the Prophet (saw) And they said, why was not this Qur’an sent down upon a great man from one of the two cities. (Makkah and Taif) (Zahra 31)
Pride was whatturned Satan against Adam when Allahordered him tobow toAdam, he said I am better than him , youcreated me from fire andyoucreated him from clay. (alAaraf)
Pride was the cause of Pharaoh’s jealousy against Moses and his failure to follow him, he said to Moses (as) Did we not raise you up as a child amongst us, and you stayed amongst us for a long part of your life.(Shura 18)

There are also other causes for jealousy such as, loving power and leadership and seeking prestige as well as being engrossed in the life of this world and running after it.
The cure form all of this is knowledge and action.
Knowledge that the repercussions of jealousy will only serve to harm the jealous person in this world and the next. As for the one who is a victim of jealousy, if any of the jealousy afflicts him in this life he will be rewarded in the next life, and none is afflicted accept via the decree of Allah. Know that whatever afflicted you, would never have missed youand whatever missed youwould never have been able to afflict you, know that the entire nation if it gathered together to bring some benefit to you , will not be able tobring any benefit except thatwhich has been decreed and if it where together together to bring any harm to you will not be able to bring you any harm except tha twhich has been decreed for you, the pens have been lifted and the pages Have become dried.

As for the victim of jealousy he can protect himself/herself by reading the Qura’n especially the Muawizatan (the 113th and 114th chapters of the Qur’an) The Prophet Muhammad said:people have never been able to protect themselves with the like of Qul aouzu bi rabil falaq and Qul auzo bi rabi naas. Likewise the specific supplications as has been mentioned by the Prophet (P.B.U.H).

As for the jealous person he is the loser in this life and the next life, the Prophet (P.B.U.H) (saw has said, None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother that which he loves for himself. Obviously the jealous one does not fall in this category as he does not love for his brother what he loves for himself; rather he hates for his brother any good that may befall him.
As for action, the jealous person should hold himself to account, and should try to be wary of all the avenues via which jealousy can enter the heart. Thus he should control his tongue and eyes.

Lastly there is something known as Gibtha (or envy), which is really competing with the other in doing good works, as Allah has said, and on this let those who want to compete, compete.(Mutafifun) Even the prophet has said there is no envy in Islam except on two things, a man who Allah has blessed with money which he sacrifices for the sake of truth, and a man that was given knowledge and he acts according to this knowledge and he teaches the people.; (Agreed upon)
This is the kind of healthy competition which is allowed, And race with each other to attain he forgiveness of your Lord, and the Paradise, the extant of which is the heavens and the earth, prepared for the God fearing.

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