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Envy: A Disease of the Soul - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Envy: A Disease of the Soul 2021-06-20 307 Views Envy , Bad Moral Traits , Islam and Envy Envy is one of the great sins in Islam. Thus, this short article aims to discuss the sin of envy, its causes and effects and a preventive cure for it.

Contents Envy (Hasad) The Causes and Motives of Hasad The Evil effects of Hasad The Cure for this Disease Conclusion Envy (Hasad) The Qur’an says: …Or do they envy [other] people because of what Allah has given them of His bounty?

(1) Abu `Abd Allah (al‑Imam al‑Sadiq) (a) said that the Apostle of God (s) said that God Almighty addressed Musa ibn `Imran (a) as follows: “O son of `Imran, never be envious of people concerning the favours I have conferred on them by My grace; do not glower at them, and do not succumb to your (envious) self. Indeed, the envious man is indignant at the bestowal of My favour and contests My apportioning of gifts among My creatures.

Whoever is such, he neither belongs to Me nor do I belong to him.” (2) 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 (the mahsud). Islamic 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.

The Causes and Motives of Hasad 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 merit 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 a 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 the successes they achieve. • The sense of one’s supremacy: The hasid (one who envies) anticipates the pride of the mahsud on account of the merit mahsud enjoys.