The Meaning of Gheerah (Jealousy)

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Question:
What is gheerah? This question is from the brother Abu Bakr from Jeddah.

Answer:
Gheerah is anger for the sake of Allah and forbidding what is wrong. It is anger for the sake of Allah with insight, not out of stubbornness or ignorance. No, gheerah is with insight. When the prohibitions of Allah are violated, one feels gheerah for the sake of Allah. This is what is obligatory for the believer.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, when they mentioned the gheerah of Sa'd ibn Ubadah:

You are amazed by the gheerah of Sa'd! I am more jealous than Sa'd, and Allah is more jealous than me.

تعجبون من غيرة سعد ! وأنا أغير من سعد ، والله أغير مني

And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

There is none who has more ghaira (selfrespect) than Allah as He has forbidden that His slaves, male or female commit adultery (illegal sexual intercourse).

ما أحد أغير من الله سبحانه أن يزني عبده، أو تزني أمته

Sahih al-Bukhari 1044

So what is obligatory is gheerah for the sake of Allah, not out of partisanship, nor out of showing off, but rather when he sees the prohibitions being violated, he feels gheerah for the sake of Allah and forbids what is wrong, meaning: he is angry for the sake of Allah.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.

Source binbaz.org.sa

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