1. Purification of the Heart: Part 3 Presented by: Ebrahim Karriem

2. The purpose of this heart of ours……..
Hasad (destructive jealousy) is one of the biggest diseases of the heart which should be eliminated as soon as it enters our hearts..
We wash our hands and face many times a day isn’t it?? Likewise, we should keep our heart clean, since this is what Allah looks at.
It was narrated in al-Saheeh that Abu Hurayrah said:
“The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلّم) said:
‘Allah does not look at your appearance or your wealth, but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.”
(Narrated by Muslim, al-Birr wa’l-Silah, 4651)..

3. HASAD: is one of the oldest problems of human beings
HASAD: is one of the oldest problems of human beings. Some Islamic scholars say that this is the first sin that was committed.
When Allah said to the angels to bow down to Adam, Iblis refused to bow because he was jealous of the honour that Allah gave to Adam. He said to Allah,
قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا الَّذِي كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿٦٢﴾
“Do You see? This one whom you have honoured above me, if You give me respite to the Day of Judgment, I shall surely bring his descendants under my sway, all but a few.” (Surah Al-Isrâ’ 17:62)
He then tempted Adam and his wife (AS). They repented and Allah forgave them, but then when they came to this earth they had two sons, Abel (Habil) and Cain (Qabil). Cain killed his brother because of jealousy.
 وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ بِالْحَقِّ إِذْ قَرَّبَا قُرْبَانًا فَتُقُبِّلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ ۖقَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّـهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿٢٧﴾

4. حسد " [ رواه ابن ماجة بإسناد صحيح والبيهقي ] .
The Definition Of Hasad (Envy)
Ibn Rajab رحمه الله states that hasad is something that is firmly embedded in the nature of man. It is where a person hates to see anyone else being superior or better off than him.
Ibn al-Qayyim رحمه الله and al-Qaasimi, in his abridgement of al-Ghazzaali's Ihyaa 'Uloom ud-Deen, have defined hasad as disliking a bounty that another has received and wishing that the other person would lose that bounty.
Types of ENVY: والحسد : فهو تمني زوال النعمة عن الغير ، سواء حصلت له أم لم تحصل ، المهم أن يتمنى زوال النعمة عن المحسود . عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما قال : قيل يا رسول الله أي الناس أفضل ؟ قال : " كل مخموم القلب ، صدوق اللسان " قالوا : صدوق اللسان نعرفه ، فما مخموم القلب ؟ قال : " هو التقي النقي ، لا إثم فيه ولا بغي ولا غل ولا
حسد " [ رواه ابن ماجة بإسناد صحيح والبيهقي ] .

5. والغبطة صفة المؤمن ، والحسد صفة المنافق نسأل الله السلامة والعافية .
الغبطة : أن يتمنى الإنسان أن يكون له مثل الذي عند الغير ، دون زوال تلك النعمة عن الغير .
والغبطة صفة المؤمن ، والحسد صفة المنافق نسأل الله السلامة والعافية .

6. أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَى مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ
The envier harms himself in three ways: 
He earns sin because hasad is haraam. 
It is bad etiquette before Allah, because what hasad really means is hating Allah’s blessing His slaves, and objecting to what Allah does.
أَمْ يَحْسُدُونَ النَّاسَ عَلَى مَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ    
“Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty?”
أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُم مَّعِيشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ
“ Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees [of rank]”
3.He suffers because of too much worry and distress.
ويقال : " ثلاثة لا يهنأ لصاحبها عيش : الحقد ، والحسد ، وسوء الخلق " .

7. Causes of Jealousy:
Imam al-Ghazali, who was a great Muslim ethical thinker, philosopher and scholar, said that jealousy is often caused by:
Enmity: One has animosity for a person or group and does not want to see anything good happen to that person or group.
Ambition: It hurts a person to see someone else ahead or above him/her.
Pride and Arrogance: When a person is self conceited and arrogant, he/she feels very jealous to see anyone else going ahead or doing better.
Astonishment: Some time a person feels astonished that another person could do better than him/her. He/she feels surprised: “How come that person became so rich, so successful, so popular, etc.?”

8. Fear: Fear that if another person would have such and such thing, then he/she may not have it.
Desire for power and prestige: Sometimes a person becomes jealous because he/she want to make oneself great by putting others down.
Evil nature of the heart: Some people just do not like to see others happy. They want to see the whole world in misery and difficulty except their own selves

9. Sayyidnaa Luqman (Alayhis Salaam) said to his son:
The envious person has three signs:
back biting behind them (whom he envies),
flatters them in front
and is happy when they are in trouble.
Hasad Destroys:
When hasad spreads among a people, it is very destructive. It strikes at the very core of the love and compassion that believers should have toward one another.
عن الزبير بن العوام - رضي الله عنه - قال: قال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: " دب إليكم داء الأمم قبلكم , الحسد (1) والبغضاء (2) والبغضاء هي الحالقة , لا أقول تحلق الشعر , ولكن تحلق الدين. 
The Prophet said concerning hasad, “Creeping upon you is the disease of the peoples before you: envy and hatred. And the hatred is the thing that shaves. I do not say it shaves hair, but it shaves the religion.
Concerning the meaning of the phrase “it shaves (destroys) faith”, al-Tayyibi said: “i.e., hatred takes away faith like a razor takes away hair.

10. عن أبي هريرة – رضي الله عنه - قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:
« إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَسَدَ فَإِنَّ الْحَسَدَ يَأْكُلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ الْحَطَبَ ».
The Prophet of Allah (SWT) said: Beware of envy because indeed envy destroys good deeds in the same manner as fire destroys wood
[Abu Dawood]
Normally jealousy occurs among people who know each other. It happens among siblings, among family members, people of the same profession and age.
عن أبي هريرة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، قال : لا تحاسدوا ولا تناجشوا ، ولا تباغضوا ولا تدابروا ، وكونوا عباد الله إخوانا .
Rasulullah (SAW) said, “Do not be jealous of each other, do not boycott each other, do not hate each other, do not contrive against each other. Be all of you brothers to each other, O Servants of Allah.”

11. When one realises all of the negative aspects of hasad and how it is clearly a sign that there is something wrong in a person’s heart, especially a person who claims to be a Muslim or a believer, it is not surprising to know that, in reality, hasad and eemaan cannot coexist in one heart.
The Messenger of Allaah صل الله عليه و على آله و سلم said, “Eemaan and hasad do not gather together in the heart of a slave [of Allaah].”

12. How to Overcome Jealousy:
In order to overcome jealousy, first of all, we must remember that it is Haram and it displeases Allah.
A jealous person is a sick person and he/she must try to get rid of this sickness.
One action that helps overcome jealousy is that if you feel jealous of some person, try to do good to that person, especially in the matter in which you feel jealous of him.
For example if you feel jealous of a person’s good reputation, try to praise him more.
If your jealousy tells you to harm some person or to wish him/her bad things, try to do good, show more kindness, give some gifts and try to make that person happy.
It is not easy, but do this to please Allah. You will avoid a sin and at the same time make your heart healthy and happy.
You will live longer. تركت الحسد

13. Protection against this hasad
If you feel that someone is jealous of you and may try to harm you, then take your precautions and pray to Allah to protect you from the evil of the jealous people.
Rasulullah (SAW) used to teach Surah al-Falaq to protect from jealousy. It is good to recite this Surah and the following Surah al-Nas before you go to sleep. Also read it to your children and dear ones and ask Allah’s protection for them from every evil.
A beautiful du’aa’ (supplication) that Rasulullah (SAW) used to teach for this purpose:
“A`udho bi-kalimatillah al-tammah, min sharri kulli shaitanin wa hammah wa min kulli `ainin lammah.”
Translation: “I seek the protection by the most perfect words of Allah, from the evil of every devil or creature and from every evil look.” All this starts here

14. You will live longer

15. "استعينوا على قضاء حوائجكم بالكتمان فإن كل ذي نعمة محسود"
وقال الهيثمي في مجمع الزوائد (8/195) : (عن معاذ بن جبل قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
"استعينوا على قضاء حوائجكم بالكتمان فإن كل ذي نعمة محسود"