Envy

[Ismail Dalbani]

Envy

Praise be to Allah, and may Allah raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad, his Al and Companions, and protect his nation from that which he fears for them.

Beware brothers and sisters, if you find that a Muslim has been endowed with something and you felt that you hated that for him, wishing that he loses it, & having the determination in your heart to work on making him lose it, or said something or acted in a way to remove it from him, then know, that you have fallen into a sin.

My dear brothers and sisters in Islam, these days we find many people who are affected by this ugly disease. Someone may see that his brother has received an endowment and so he hates or dislikes that he has it. Then he wishes to take it away from him, so he acts upon this wish by lying, deceiving, and/ or other evil acts just to see his brother without this endowment. Would you like to be treated this way, O envious person?

Allah, the Exalted, instructed His Prophet, peace be upon him, in the Holy Qur'an to seek refuge by Allah from the evil of the envious person. So dear brothers and sisters, beware of envy, for out of envy, one of the sons of Adam killed his brother.

Beware of envy, as Allah, the Exalted is the Sustainer, and He has divided the sustenance amongst the slaves.

Remember that you will not eat except that which has been sustained for you by the Will ofAllah, and this will not change. Due to their ignorance, some would work very hard in trying to remove an endowment from their fellow brothers in order to increase their sustenance. If it has not been written for you, you will not receive it. If it has been written for you, then there is no doubt that you will receive it. So do not worry yourself and be satisfied with what Allah has given you of the sustenance. If you do not, you will be destroying yourself.

We ask Allah to protect us.