4a] How can he rid himself of jealousy towards his brothers?

4a]
the evil deeds
[Hood 11:114]
3- Reading the seerah (biography) of the Messenger
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), seeing how hekept away
from hasad and how he loved good for others, even for his enemies.
Among the useful books on seerah is Noor al-Yaqeen fi Seerat Sayyid
al-Mursaleen.
[Translator's note: a well-known book of seerah which is available in
English is "Al-Raheeq al-Makhtoom (the Sealed Nectar) – Biography of
theNoble Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), by
Safi-ur-Rahmaan al-Mubarakpuri]
4- Reading the biographies and stories ofthe Sahaabah
in books such as Suwar min Hayaatal-Sahaabah by 'Abd al-Rahmaan Ra'fat
al-Basha)
5- If any such thoughts (of hasad, etc.) cross your
mind, then seek refuge with Allaah from the accursed Shaytaan, and
keep yourself busy with something that will make you forget these
insinuating whispers and thoughts.
6- If the Shaytaan manages to instil hasad in your
heart, then beware lest you say or do anything which will show that
hasad. Every person has his or her share of hasad. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn
Taymiyah said: "Nobody is free fromhasad, but the noble person hides
it whilst the base person shows it." (Amraad al-Quloob). A person will
not be brought to account for whatever crosses his mind, but he will
be brought to account for what he says and does. The Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Allaah will forgive my
ummah for their mistakes, what they forget and what theyare forced to
do." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2033).
7- If you feel that you are jealous of a specific
person, then buy him a gift and shake hands with him. The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Shake hands, for
this will dispel rancour, and exchange gifts and love one another, for
this will dispel hatred." (Narrated by Maalik in al-Muwatta', 1413).
Hasad is the result of hatred, whose oppositeis love, the way of which
is giving gifts and spreading (the greeting of) salaam, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "You will
not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until
you love one another. Shall I not tell you of that which will
strengthen love between you? Spread (the greetingof) salaam amongst
yourselves." (Narrated by Muslim, 81).
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in his bookAmraad al-Quloob
(diseases of the heart):
"Whoever find in himself any hasad towards another has to try to
neutralize it by means of taqwa (piety, consciousness of Allaah) and
sabr (patience). So he should hate that (the feeling of hasad) in
himself… But the one whodoes wrong to his brotherby word or deed will
be punished for that. The onewho fears Allaah and is patient, however,
is not included among the wrongdoers, and Allaah will benefit him by
his taqwa."
And Allaah knows best.

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