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And for that let the aspirers aspire.
Warning against envy:
Islam has paid a great attention to protect Muslims against the insalubrious disease of envy
because it causes social disunion and spreads enmity. It has also criticized and rebuked the
envious.
Several Verses deny and malign the envious. God says:
Many of the followers of the Book wish that they could turn you back into unbelievers after your
faith, out of envy from themselves.
Or do they envy the people for what Allah has given to them of His grace?
God also exposes the nature of envy. He says:
If good befalls you, it grieves them, and if an evil afflicts you, they rejoice at it.
The Prophetic texts are also filled up with many indications to the ill manner of
[*] The Arabic root, /h‐s‐d/, that is intended here, refers to two meanings; envy and emulation.
envy. The Prophet (s) said, “Envy consumes the good deeds like fire when consumes wood.”[1]
“Poverty is about to be atheism, and envy is about to overcome God’s act.”[2] “The malady of the
past nations has crept to you. It is malice and envy, which is shaving. It shaves of religion, not hair.
By the Prevailing of Mohammed’s soul, you will not be believers before you love each other. May I
lead to a matter after which you will certainly love each other? Propagate salutation among you.”
Imam al‐Baqir (a) said, “Man may convert to atheism when he commits an ill manner in case of
rage. Envy surely consumes faith like fire when consume the wood.”[3]
Imam as‐Sadiq (a) said, “The plague of the religion are envy, self‐esteem, and arrogance.”[4]
Besides, there are many texts warning against envy, which is an epidemic that corrodes the entity
and change the envious into victim of pains and infliction.
Incentives of envy:
Ethicists referred to a number of incentives that originate envy:
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