Envy( hasad )

Bismillahirahmanirrahim

Envy(Hasad)

       Hasad is a psychological state in which a person wishes for the  deprivation of a blessing, talent, or merit possessed by others.

              Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty?....(verse 54)

Surat An-Nisā' (The Women) - سورة النساء

  Before we go to the cure,  it’s better to know the causes and motives of hasad

         Qualities in others such as intellectuals, spiritual and etc can generates the feeling of envy in heart.

The scholar al-Allamah Al-Majlisi has mention 7 causes of hasad=

1) Enmity; (feeling of hate) enmity against others can cause one to envy successes they achieve
2) The sense of one’s supremacy;
3) Kibr(pride)
4) Wonder;
5) Fear;
6) Love of authority;
7) Viciousness of  nature;
 
further explanation read ; http://www.al-islam.org/nutshell/files/hasad.pdf

how to cure it ;

1)force yourself to be affectionate with the mahsud(the person that you envy)
you must respect him and gradually convince your heart to respect him

2)think that these are favours of Allah on him. And force yourself to speak in his praise and make his good qualities known to others. 'it will be unnatural in the beginning , but insyAllah it will change your perception towards the mahsud.
 

3)you must understand that he's chosen by god for the blessing and merit.

4)And you must always remember that hasad is inspired by satan and the lower self( nafsu) . therefore always have hope in Allah and pray for his guidance ..



du'a for preventing hasad..

Sahih International;

english;

And [there is a share for] those who came after them, saying, "Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful."

Malay;

Dan orang-orang (Islam) yang datang kemudian daripada mereka (berdoa dengan) berkata: "Wahai Tuhan Kami! Ampunkanlah dosa kami dan dosa saudara-saudara kami yang mendahului kami dalam iman, dan janganlah Engkau jadikan dalam hati perasaan hasad dengki dan dendam terhadap orang-orang yang beriman. Wahai Tuhan kami! Sesungguhnya Engkau Amat Melimpah Belas kasihan dan RahmatMu".

Surat Al-Ĥashr (The Exile) - سورة الحشر

let's try to purify our hearts :D

may Allah always be with us.
and pls pray for our brothers in Palestine             ameen~