🌿 Part 1: Introduction – The Fire That Eats Good Deeds

Envy is not just wishing you had what others have.
It is secretly wishing they would lose it —
and feeling bitter that Allah gave it to them, not you.

Bitterness corrodes the heart quietly:

“Why them? Why not me?”

It blocks gratitude, drowns barakah, and strangles love between souls.

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🌿 Part 2: The Origin of Envy

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• Envy often begins from:
  • Childhood comparisons,
  • Cultural obsession with status,
  • Unhealed feelings of inadequacy.
• At its core, envy is forgetting Allah’s personalized wisdom for every soul.

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🌿 Part 3: How Envy Destroys the Heart

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The Cycle of Bitterness

1. Comparison Begins
   • Observing others’ blessings.
2. Internal Devaluation
   • “I am less than them.”
3. Resentment Forms
   • “They don’t deserve it.”
4. Poison Spreads
   • Hatred, depression, loss of gratitude.
5. Barakah is Lost
   • Envy wipes away inner peace and blessings.

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🌿 Part 4: The Modern Psychological View

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• Psychology frames envy as:
  • Low self-esteem,
  • Fear of being “left behind” socially,
  • Shame masked as anger.

Therapies teach:

• Radical self-acceptance,
• Rebuilding self-worth independent of others.

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🌿 Part 5: The Islamic / Spiritual View

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Envy Is a Poison to Iman

• The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ warned:

“Beware of envy, for envy consumes good deeds just as fire consumes wood.”
(Abu Dawood)

• Islam teaches:
  • Rizq (provision) is custom-designed for each soul.
  • Comparing is a trap — Allah never makes mistakes in distributing blessings.

The cure is contentment (qana’ah) and sincere dua’ for others.

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🌿 Part 6: Deeper Soul Layers — What Envy is Teaching You

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Envy reveals:

• Where you doubt Allah’s justice,
• Where you measure your worth by other people’s journeys.

Healing happens when you recognize:

• Allah has written a unique story just for you.
• Someone else’s success does not rob you of your destiny.

Your rizq is written.
Your journey is sacred.
Your timing is perfect — in Allah’s Eyes.