The Difference Between Competition and Envy
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Question:
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, says: What is the difference between competition and envy? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is a difference between them. Competition is the desire that a person wishes to be like his brother in excellence. This is a sign of his desire for good, and it is of the permissible desire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no envy except in two cases, meaningSahih al-Bukhari 7316 knowledge, so he rules by it and teaches it to the people, and Sahih Muslim 816 the good that he wishes to be like one of these two. This is a desirable matter because it is of the desire for good.
As for envy, it is wishing for the removal of the blessing from the one who is envied. This is the blameworthy thing, and it is a major sin among the major sins. If he wishes for the removal of the blessing from his brother, this is the blameworthy envy. But if he wishes to be like his brother without wishing for the removal of the blessing from his brother, this is good. This is of the permissible desire, because it leads to good, leads to righteous deeds, and leads to a good example and a fine role model. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner, Honorable Shaykh, says: What is the difference between competition and envy? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is a difference between them. Competition is the desire that a person wishes to be like his brother in excellence. This is a sign of his desire for good, and it is of the permissible desire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no envy except in two cases, meaning
Do not wish to be like anybody except in two cases: The case of a man whom Allah has
لا غبطة إلا في اثنتين رجل آتاه اللهone having been endowed with wealth and power to spend it in the
رَجُلٌ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً فَسَلَّطَهُ عَلَى هَلَكَتِهِ فِيAs for envy, it is wishing for the removal of the blessing from the one who is envied. This is the blameworthy thing, and it is a major sin among the major sins. If he wishes for the removal of the blessing from his brother, this is the blameworthy envy. But if he wishes to be like his brother without wishing for the removal of the blessing from his brother, this is good. This is of the permissible desire, because it leads to good, leads to righteous deeds, and leads to a good example and a fine role model. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [6] — alfawzan.live (33:33)
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