The Cure for Envy and the Criterion for Jihad in the Present Age
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Question:
What is the cure for envy for one who is afflicted with it? And what is the criterion for jihad in this age in the lands where Muslims are being killed and slaughtered?
Answer:
The cure for envy is that you seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan; you seek refuge in Allah from it, from envy, as Allah commanded His Prophet in His saying[Al-Falaq 113:1-5]. You seek refuge in Allah from envy and its people. This is what cures envy. And also.
You are content with the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and you do not object to Allah by asking why so-and-so has such-and-such while so-and-so has nothing. Allah is Wise and All-Knowing regarding His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He. So you are content with the portion of Allah and are pleased with Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and you do not object to Him in His decree and destiny. As for jihad.
This varies. This varies according to the circumstances and conditions. Jihad may be for the defense of oneself, one’s honor, and one’s land if they are attacked. This is jihad in the path of Allah: that a person defends his land, his self, his honor, his children, and his wealth. This is jihad in the path of Allah. Yes.
What is the cure for envy for one who is afflicted with it? And what is the criterion for jihad in this age in the lands where Muslims are being killed and slaughtered?
Answer:
The cure for envy is that you seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan; you seek refuge in Allah from it, from envy, as Allah commanded His Prophet in His saying
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak (2) From the evil of that which He created (3) And from the evil of darkness when it settles (4) And from the evil of the blowers in knots (5) And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَYou are content with the divine decree and destiny of Allah, and you do not object to Allah by asking why so-and-so has such-and-such while so-and-so has nothing. Allah is Wise and All-Knowing regarding His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He. So you are content with the portion of Allah and are pleased with Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and you do not object to Him in His decree and destiny. As for jihad.
This varies. This varies according to the circumstances and conditions. Jihad may be for the defense of oneself, one’s honor, and one’s land if they are attacked. This is jihad in the path of Allah: that a person defends his land, his self, his honor, his children, and his wealth. This is jihad in the path of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما علاج الحسد لمن أصيب به؟ وما هو ضابط الجهاد في البلاد التي يُقتَل فيها المسلمين؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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