Envy: Was it the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that envy is the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed?
Answer:
Yes, the story of the two sons of Adam is the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed, and Iblis, may Allah curse him, was the first to envy; he envied Adam before the two sons of Adam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it true that envy is the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed?
Answer:
Yes, the story of the two sons of Adam is the first sin by which Allah was disobeyed, and Iblis, may Allah curse him, was the first to envy; he envied Adam before the two sons of Adam. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (40:19)
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