الحَسَد
JEALOUSY
مَضارُّ الحَسَدِ / Jealousy
1ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : قالَ اللّهُ عزّوجلّ لموسى بنِ عِمرانَ : إنَّ الحاسِدَ ساخِطٌ لنِعَمي ، صادٌّ لقِسْمي الّذي قَسَمْتُ بينَ عِبادي.
1- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Allah, Mighty and Exalted, said to Moses son of Amran (AS)
[known in the Arabic tradition as `Aimran], ‘Verily the jealous is discontented with My bounties, and wards off the shares I have apportioned to My servants.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 307, no. 6]
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحَسدُ حَبْسُ الرُّوحِ.
2- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Jealousy is the spirit’s imprisonment.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 372]
الحَسَد
JEALOUSY
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحَسدُ شَرُّ الأمْراضِ.
3- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Jealousy is the worst disease.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 332]
4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رأسُ الرَّذائلِ الحَسدُ .
4- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The chief of vices is jealousy.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5242]
5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : للّهِ دَرُّ الحَسـدِ ما أعْدَلَهُ ! بَـدأَ بصاحِبِهِ فقَتلَهُ .
5- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How capable jealousy is! And how just it is, that it starts off with its perpetrator and ends up killing him!’
[Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 1, p. 316]
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمرَةُ الحَسدِ شَقاءُ الدُّنيا والآخِرَةِ .
6- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fruit of jealousy is the misery of this world and the Hereafter.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4632]
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحاسِدُ يَرى أنَّ زَوالَ النِّعمَةِ عَمَّن يَحسُدُهُ نِعْمَةٌ علَيهِ.
7- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The jealous one sees a loss for the one he is jealous of as a gain for himself.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1832]
8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما رَأيتُ ظالِما أشْبَهَ بمَظلومٍ مِن الحاسِدِ : نَفَسٌ دائمٌ ، وقَلبٌ هائمٌ ، وحُزنٌ لازمٌ.
8- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have not seen a wrong-doer resemble a wronged person more than the jealous one: he has an exhausted spirit, a wandering heart, and an inherent sorrow.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 256, no. 29]
9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَسْبُ الحاسِدِ ما يَلْقى.
9- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘That which he suffers is
[torment] enough for the jealous one.’
[Mustadrak al-Wasail, v. 12, p. 17, no. 13388]
10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحَسودُ كثيرُ الحَسَراتِ ، مُتضَاعَفُ السَّيّـئاتِ.
10- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The jealous one has many regrets, and his vices are manifold.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1520]
11ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الحَسودُ لا يَسودُ .
11- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The jealous one can never rule.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1017]
كُلُّ ذي نِعمَةٍ مَحسودٌ / Every Prosperous Person is Envied
12ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : اسْتَعينوا على قَضاءِ حَوائجِكُم بالكِتْمانِ ، فإنَّ كُلَّ ذي نِعمَةٍ مَحسودٌ .
12- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Seek the assistance of secrecy in fulfilling your needs, for every prosperous person is envied.’
[Sharhe Nahj al-Balagha li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 1, p. 316]
الحسدُ والإيمانُ / Jealousy and Faith
13ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ الحَسَد لَيَأكُلُ الإيمانَ كما تَأكُلُ النّارُ الحَطَبَ .
13- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Jealousy consumes faith like fire consumes dry wood.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 306, no. 1]
14ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكُم أنْ يَحْسُدَ بَعضُكُم بَعْضا ؛ فإنَّ الكُفْرَ أصلُهُ الحَسدُ .
14- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Beware of being jealous of one another, for the origin of disbelief is jealousy.’
[al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 8, no. 1]
عَلامَةُ الحاسِدِ / The Signs of the Jealous Person
15ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قالَ لُقمانُ لابنِهِ : للحاسِدِ ثَلاثُ عَلاماتٍ : يَغْتابُ إذا غابَ ، ويَتَملّقُ إذا شَهِدَ ، ويَشْمَتُ بالمُصيبَةِ.
15- Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Luqman told his son, ‘There are three signs of the jealous person: he backbites someone in his absence, flatters him in his presence, and rejoices at the misery of others.’
[al-Khisal, p. 121, no. 113]