The following are 10 ways to protect one’s self against envy, as quoted in summary form from Imaam Ibn Al-Qayyim (Rahimahullah). 🔘First, seek refuge in Allah, resort to Him, and seek His protection. A Muslim can never achieve self-protection except by reciting the two Chapters of Al-Falaq and An-Naas from the Quran. 🔘Second, fear Allah, follow His orders, and abstain from actions He prohibits. Allah will protect anyone who does so. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And if you are patient and fear Allah, their plot will not harm you at all. Indeed, Allah is encompassing of what they do.} [Quran 3:120] It is also narrated on the authority of the Prophet , that he said that anyone who obeys Allah, Allah will protect him. [At-Tirmithi] 🔘Third, be patient with the envier. 🔘Fourth, rely upon Allah - this is the strongest method to ward off peoples harm. 🔘Fifth, do not be occupied with envy. If it does strike a person, he should not be concerned by it nor fear it. This is one of the strongest cures. 🔘Sixth, be religiously observant, have sincerity with Allah, and occupy yourself totally with loving Him and seeking His satisfaction. 🔘Seventh, repent from sins as they cause a person’s enemies to dominate and overpower him. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.} [Quran 42:30] 🔘Eighth, give charity and be kind, and this has a wonderful effect in warding off troubles, evil eye and envy. 🔘Ninth, obviate envy by showing kindness to those who envy. Allah The Almighty Says (what means): {The good deed and the evil deed cannot be equal. Repel (the evil) with one which is better (i.e. Allah ordered the faithful believers to be patient at the time of anger, and to excuse those who treat them badly), then verily! he, between whom and you there was enmity, (will become) as though he was a close friend.} [Quran 41:34] 🔘Tenth, all these points revolve around perfection of Tawheed (monotheism), believing that causes originally are from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise, and knowledge that all matters are managed by Him alone. Nothing yields benefit except by the permission of Allah, who Says (what means): {And if Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things.} [Quran 6:17] This is also supported by the Hadeeth where the Prophet, said that even if the whole nation (i.e., world) gathers to benefit a person, they will be unable to do anything except with what Allah has already destined for him, and if they unite to harm him, they cannot do so except with something that Allah The Almighty has destined for him. Once a servant has perfect Tawheed, he will never fear anyone except Allah. His enemy will not be worth the fear, because he is under Allah protection. Rather, a person will dedicate his fear to Allah, who has already secured him against his enemies. Allah Knows best.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:06:10 +0000