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

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to be a true beliver 1 quility is to love for your brother what u love
for yourself. Al humdurilla this is easy to do with my blood brother,
but very difficult to do this for any of my muslim brothers except a
few , the reason being is that when i see my muslim brother betterthen
me in anything i feel jealous, i thing it's pride(brother i make
duaato allah to forgive me for felling like this but when isee my
muslim brother again,this feeling comes back again)
I want to fell happy seeing my muslim brotherprosper and i want to
fell sad when he's sad.but whenever i see people praising my muslim
brother i fell jealous.
i also fell like wanting formy muslim brother janatul ferdose but
whenever my muslim brother tells me something which will benefit me
for deen, i want to practice it but saythan comes and tell me that if
i practice it then my muslim brother would get the same rewards as i
would and sohis stage will be higher then minein jannah, my nafs
sometimes fall for this trap. i would like to knowhow i can get total
cure from this problem.
Praise be to Allaah.
What every Muslim is obliged to do, as you mentioned, is to love for
his brother what he loves for himself of good things,and to hate for
his brother what he hates for himself of bad things. Thisdoes not mean
that he cannot like for himself what he likes for others. Ifhe sees
that his brother has something that he does not, and he wishes that he
had it too, this is ghibtah (envy that is free from malice); if he
wishes that the blessing would be taken away from them, this is called
hasad (destructive jealousy).
The Muslim needs to strive against his own self(jihaad al-nafs) so
that his heart will be free of jealousy towards his Muslim brothers.
If he sincerely loves his brothers, most of these problems from which
he is suffering will disappear.When the Muslim realizes how great his
virtue and status will be when he loves his brothers and loves good
things for them, and when he knows how great his reward will be if he
treats them well, this will motivate him to treat them well in all
ways, andto strive to benefit his brothers instead of being
preoccupied with jealous thoughts of what they have and he doesn't.
Shaykh Muhammad al-Duwaysh.
You have to think long and hard about the wordsof Allaah
(interpretation of the meaning):
"That is the Grace of Allaah which He bestows on whom He wills
[al-Maa'idah 5:54]
"It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in this world,
and We raised some of them above others in ranks, so that some may
employ others in their work
[al-Zukhruf 43:32]
Hasad (destructive jealousy) causes a great deal of harm in this
worldand in the Hereafter. Al-Tirmidhi narrated from al-Zubayr ibn
al-'Awaam that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said:
"There has come to you the disease of the nations before you, jealousy
and hatred. This is the 'shaver' (destroyer); I do not say that it
shaves hair, but that it shaves (destroys) faith. By the One in
WhoseHand is my soul, 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." (A hasan hadeeth. Jaami'
al-Tirmidhi, 2434).
Concerning the meaning of the phrase "it shaves (destroys) faith",
al-Tayyibi said: "i.e., hatred takes away faith like a razor takes
away hair." (Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi bi Sharh Jaami' al-Tirmidhi).
It seems, my brother, thatyou know the ruling and are aware of the
consequences, and that you want to rid yourself of this blameworthy
characteristic. Here are some solutions for you.
1- Make du'aa' (supplication) to Allaah and ask Him to
rid you of this problem. The Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to say in his du'aa', "Wa'hdi qalbi wa'slul sakheemata
sadri (guide my heart and remove ill will from my breast)." Thephrase
"guide my heart" means to the straight path, and "remove ill will from
my breast" means take away all insincerity, rancour and hatred.
2- Pondering themeanings of the Qur'aan and reading it
frequently, especially the verses which speak of hasad (destructive
jealousy), because reading the Qur'aan brings one a great deal of
hasanaat (reward for good deeds). Allaah says (interpretationof the
meaning):
"Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds
[Hood 11:114] :->

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3a] How to protect oneself against the evil eye

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are:
"A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah al-taammaati min sharri maa khalaq (I seek
refuge in the perfect words of Allaah from the evil of that which He
has created)."
(Narrated by Muslim, al-Dhikr wa'l-Du'aa, 4881)
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with them
both) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
used to seek refuge with Allaah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn. He said:
'Your father [i.e., Ibraaheem] used to seek refuge with Allaah for
Ismaa'eel and Ishaaq withthese words: A'oodhu bi kalimaat Allaah
al-taammah min kulli shaytaanin wa haammah wa min kulli 'aynin laammah
(I seek refuge inthe perfect words of Allaah, from every devil and
every poisonous reptile, and from every bad eye).'"(Narrated by
al-Bukhaari, Ahaadeeth al-Anbiyaa', 3120).
With regard to the meaning of laammah (translated here as
"bad"),al-Khattaabi said: "What ismeant here is every disease or harm
that a person may suffer such as insanity or mental disturbance."
It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed that Jibreel came to the Prophet
(peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad, are
you ill?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Bismillaahi arqeeka min kulli
shay'in yu'dheeka, min sharri kulli nafsin aw 'aynin haasid Allaahu
yashfeek, bismillaahi arqeek (In the name of Allaah I perform ruqyah
for you, from everything that is harming you, from the evil of every
soul or envious eye may Allaah heal you, in the name of Allaah I
perform ruqyah for you)." (Narrated by Muslim, al-Salaam, 4056)
Undoubtedly, when a person persists in reciting the adhkaar (dhikr)
for morning and evening, andthe adhkaar for going to sleep, and
others, this willhave a great effect in protecting him from the evil
eye, because it will belike a stronghold for him, by Allaah's Leave.
So everyone should strive to recite these adhkaar. One of the best
treatments is the use of ruqyah, which the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) permitted for protection from the
evil eye and he instructed people to use it.
It was narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said:
"The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
commanded me, or he commanded (the people) to use ruqyah to deal with
the evil eye."
(narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Tibb, 5297)
And it was narrated that 'Aa'ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her)
said: "The man who cast the evil eye would be commanded to do wudoo',
and then the man who was affected would wash himself with (the
water)."
(Narrated by Abu Dawood, al-Tibb, 3382. Al-Albaani said, in Saheeh
Sunan Abi Dawood, its isnaad is saheeh. No. 3282)
These are some of the du'aa's and treatments which offer protection –
by Allaah's leave – from the evil eye and from destructive envy
(hasad). We ask Allaah to protect us from that. And Allaah knows best.
See Zaad al-Ma'aad by Ibn al-Qayyim, 4/162.

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3] How to protect oneself against the evil eye

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In the recent years I feel I have been struck with it. Allhamdullila
that allah has given me attractive features but see I don't want my
life to be in turmoil because of it. See not all people praise
Allahfor the things they admireespecially the kaafirs. Is there
anyway a young woman can protect herself from the evil eye without
veiling her face? Can wearing Quranic scripture save you from the
evil eye? And what about wearing necklaces and charms in the shape of
an eye or hands because I heard these can protect you and are they
haram? My life is so much better now than before because before I did
not practice islam although I always was a muslim, so does this mean
that because I am a better muslim the evil eye, if I was unfortunate
enough to have it hit me has disappeared from my soulor do I have to
have Quran read over me so it will leave me. How can I save and
protect myself from happening to me again?
Praise be to Allaah.
You should know that hijaab is obligatory, and no one has the right to
choose the rulings that they like and leave those for which they feel
no inclination, because Allaahsays (interpretation of themeaning):
"O you who believe! Enterperfectly in Islam (by obeying all the rules
and regulations of the Islamic religion) and follow not the footsteps
of Shaytaan (Satan). Verily, he is to youa plain enemy"[al-Baqarah
2:208]
Ibn Katheer said: "Allaah commands His believing slaves to adhere to
all the rulings and laws of Islam, to follow all the commandments and
heedall the prohibitions." (Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 1/566).
The believing women are forbidden to show any of their beauty to
non-mahrams. Allaah says(interpretation of the meaning):
"… and not to show off their adornment except only that which is
apparent (like both eyes for necessity to see the way, or outer palms
of hands or one eye or dress like veil, gloves, headcover, apron), and
to draw their veils all over Juyoobihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces,
necks and bosoms) and not to revealtheir adornment except totheir
husbands, or their fathers, or their husband'sfathers, or their sons,
or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or
their sister's sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. theirsisters in
Islam), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old
male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of
feminine sex. Andlet them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what
they hide of their adornment. And all of youbeg Allaah to forgive you
all, O believers, that you may be successful" [al-Noor 24:31]
Obeying Allaah's command to observe hijaab will protect you from the
evil eye by Allaah's Leave in this world, and will protect you from
the punishment of Allaah in the Hereafter.
With regard to wearing Qur'aanic verses or certainshapes, Imaam Ahmad
narrated in his Musnad from 'Uqbah ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "Whoeverwears an amulet, may Allaah not fulfil his need, and
whoever wears seashells [for protection from the evil eye] may Allaah
not protect him." According to another report, a group came to the
Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and he
accepted the bay'ah [allegiance] of nine of them, but not from one
ofthem. They said, "O Messenger of Allaah, you accepted the bay'ah of
nine and not from this one." He said, "He is wearing an amulet."
Thenhe took it in his hand and broke it, and the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) accepted his bay'ah. He said,
"Whoever wears an amulet is guilty of shirk." (From Fataawa al-'Ayn
wa'l-Hasad, p. 277)
With regard to dealing with the evil eye and hasad (destructive envy),
there is no doubt that when a person is close to Allaah, always
remembering Him (dhikr) and reading Qur'aan, he isless likely to be
affected by the evil eye and other kinds of harm from the devils of
mankind and thejinn. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) used to seek refuge with Allaah for himself, and the
greatest means of seeking refuge that is available to the Muslim is
reading the Book of Allaah, above all the Mi'wadhatayn (the last two
Soorahs of the Qur'aan, al-Falaq and al-Naas), Soorat al-Faatihah and
Aayat al-Kursiy [al-Baqarah 2:255].
Among the saheeh du'aa'sfor refuge that have been narrated from the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) are: :->

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2b] How to deal with sihr (magic/witchcraft)

2b]
Qul A'oodhu bi Rabb il-Naas. The point is that these and similar
treatments which are used to treat this problemof sihr, may also be
used to treat the one who is prevented by magic from having
intercourse with his wife. This has been tried a great deal and Allaah
caused it to yield results. A person may be treated with al-Faatihah
alone and be healed, or with Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad and al-Mi'wadhatayn
on their own, and be healed. It is very important that the person
performing this treatment and the person who is being treated should
both have sincere faith and trust in Allaah; they should know that
Heis control of all things andthat when He wills a thingit happens,
and when He does not will a thing it does not happen. The matter is in
His hand, whatever He wills happens and whatever Hedoes not will does
not happen. When both the reader and the one who isread over have
faith and are sincere towards Allaah, the sickness will disappear
quickly by Allaah's Leave, and both physical and spiritual medicine
will be beneficial. We ask Allaah to help us all to please Him, for He
is All-Hearing and is ever Near.
Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh
al-'Allaamah 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him),
p. 70/

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