This is the most disobedient person to the Messenger!
Allaah (The Most High) said: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ۖ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ O you who believe! Do not put (yourselves) forward before Allah and His Messenger, and fear Allah. Verily! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. [49:1] يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَرْفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَكُمْ فَوْقَ صَوْتِ […]
Why are these people angry?!
Ibn Hazm (rahimahullaah) sated: Indeed those with a wicked disposition become angry due to severe envy when they see that those who are good to them are in a higher position than them. —————————————————- [Source: Al-Akhlaaq Was-Siyar’ page: 42]
Envy may lead to some of these destructive diseases
Imaam Ibn Hibbaan (rahimahullaah) said: It is incumbent on a sensible person to avoid envy in all circumstances, for indeed the most despicable trait of envy is harbouring displeased against Allaah’s decree and wishing to oppose what Allaah (The Exalted) has decided for His slaves. Then the inner self of person is wrapped up in […]
An Envious person oppresses him (or herself)
Al-Hasan al-Basri (rahimahullaah) said: I have not seen an oppressor who oppresses himself similar to an envious person! He (or she) is always frustrated; permanently sad and upon a distress that never comes to an end. ————————————————————————— [Source: Al-Aqd Al-Fareed’ of Ibn Abdi Rabbihi Al-Andaloosi (rahimahullaah)’ 2/170]
Mu’aawiyah Bin Abee Sufyan mentions one of the goals of the envious person
Mu’aawiyah Bin Abee Sufyaan (radiyallaahu-anhumaa) said: I am able to please all the people (in what is lawful) except the one who harbours envy towards a blessing (bestowed on a person) because he will never be pleased until that blessing ceases. —————————————————- [Source: Taareekh Baghdaad 59/200]
Be mindful of envy because it leads to evil consequences!
Allaah (The Most High) stated: قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ Say: “I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ “From the evil of what He has created; وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as […]
A means to safety and authority for the Ummah
Allaah (The Most High) stated: وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ Allah has promised those among you who believe, and do righteous good […]
The promise of Allaah is always true and will definitely occur!
Allaah (The Most High) said: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their ownselves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Qur’an) is the truth. Is it not sufficient […]
May Allaah not make us a trial for those who have disbelieved!
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ “Our Lord! Make us not a trial for those who have disbelieved, and forgive us, Our Lord! Verily, You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” [60:5] Mujaahid (rahimahullaah) said: The meaning of it is: Neither punish us at their hands […]
Avoid The Deviated Paths and Be Steadfast Upon Allaah’s Path
Allaah (The Most high) said: وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ وَمِنْهَا جَائِرٌ And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path but there are ways that turn aside.’’ [16:9] [وَعَلَى اللَّهِ قَصْدُ السَّبِيلِ- And upon Allah is the responsibility to explain the Straight Path]: Az-Zujaaj (rahimahullaah) said: It is Allaah who will clarify the […]
