Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (612) | Causes and motives of envy
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The causes and motivations behind envy.
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A person may fall into envying others for one or more of the following reasons:
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First:
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Pre-existing enmity and hatred toward the person being envied.
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Second:
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The arrogance of the envious person, who resents the envied person rising above them in worldly or religious status.
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Third:
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A love for leadership and a craving for status and praise.
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Or arrogance and the belittling of others.
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And a desire for them to always remain subservient and subordinate to him.
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So, if one of them attains a blessing,
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He envies him for fear that he might lose his control over him.
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Fourth:
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That the envied person is a peer to the envious person in some worldly or religious matter.
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Thus, he envies him if he surpasses him in it.
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Fifth:
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Competition to attain a specific interest,
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Such as a job or an award.
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He then envies his competitor for any blessing that might help him secure that interest instead of himself.
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Sixth:
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That his own nature is inherently malicious and stingy toward the servants of Allah.
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And that he finds joy in the misfortunes that befall them.
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Therefore, one must strive not to let any of the aforementioned factors take root.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.