بِذِكْرِهِBy His mention.وَفَضَّلَنِيAnd He favored me.عَلَىover.كَثِيرٍmany.مِمَّنْof those who.خَلَقَHe created.تَفْضِيلًاa favor.
By His mention, and He favored me over many of those He created.
وَإِذَاAnd when.أَوَىhe goes to.إِلَىto.فِرَاشِهِhis bed.يَقُولُhe says.اللَّهُمَّO Allah.أَنْتَYou are.خَلَقْتَthe creator.نَفْسِيof my soul.وَأَنْتَand You.تَتَوَفَّاهَاtake it at death.لَكَfor You.مِمَّاَتِهَاits death.وَمَحْيَاهَاand its life.إِنْIf.أَمْسَكْتَهَاYou hold it.فَارْحَمْهَاmercy upon it.وَإِنْand If.أَرْسَلْتَهَاYou release it.فَاحْفَظْهَاthen protect it.بِمَاwith what.تَحْفَظُYou protect.بِهِby which.عِبَادَكَYour righteous servants.الصَّالِحِينَthe righteous.وَيَقُولُAnd he says.بِاسْمِكَIn Your name.اللَّهُمَّO Allah.أَمُوتُI die.وَأَحْيَاand I live.
And when he goes to his bed, he says, 'O Allah, You created my soul, and You take it at death and life. If You hold it, have mercy on it, and if You release it, then protect it with what You protect Your righteous servants. And he says, 'In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.'
فَصْلٌSection.وَمِنْAnd among.أَمْرَاضِthe diseases.الْقُلُوبِof the hearts.الْحَسَدُis envy.كَمَاAs.قَالَsome said.بَعْضُهُمْone of them.فِيin.حَدِّهِits definition.إِنَّهُIndeed.أَذًىharm.يَلْحَقُthat attaches.بِسَبَبٍbecause of.
Section: And among the diseases of the hearts is envy, as some have said in its definition, indeed it is a harm that attaches because of.
الْعِلْمُKnowledge.بِحُسْنِabout the good.حَالِcondition.الْأَغْنِيَاءِof the wealthy.فَلَاSo it is not.يَجُوزُpermissible.أَنْto.يَكُونَbe.الْفَاضِلُthe virtuous.حَسُودًاenvious.لِأَنَّBecause.الْفَاضِلُthe virtuous.يَجْرِيruns.عَلَىon.مَاwhat.هُوَis.الْجَمِيلِgood.
Knowledge about the good condition of the wealthy makes it impermissible for the virtuous to be envious, because the virtuous runs on what is good.
وَقَدْAnd there.قَالَتْhas said.طَائِفَةٌa group.مِنَof.النَّاسِpeople.إِنَّهُIndeed.تَمَنَّىhe desired.زَوَالَthe removal.النِّعْمَةِof the blessing.عَنِfrom.الْمَحْسُودِthe envied.وَإِنْand if.لَمْnot.يَصِرْhappen.لِلْحَاسِدِto the envious.مِثْلُهَاlike it.بِخِلَافٍin contrast to.الْغِبْطَةِthe admiration.فَإِنَّهُfor he.تَمَنَّىdesired.مِثْلَهَاlike it.مِنْfrom.غَيْرٍwithout.حُبٍّlove.زَوَالِهَاits removal.عَنِfrom.الْمَغْبُوطِthe admired.
And there has been said a group of people indeed he desired the removal of the blessing from the envied, and if it did not happen to the envious like it, in contrast to admiration, for he desired like it without love for its removal from the admired.
وَالتَّحْقِيقُAnd the reality.أَنَّis that.الْحَسَدَenvy.هُوَis.الْبُغْضُhatred.وَالْكَرَاهَةُand distaste.لِمَاfor what.يَرَاهُhe sees.مِنَof.حُسْنِthe good.حَالِcondition.الْمَحْسُودِthe envied.وَهُوَAnd it is.نَوْعَانِtwo types.أَحَدُهُمَاone of them.كَرَاهَةٌdistaste.لِلْنِّعْمَةِfor the blessing.عَلَيْهِon him.مُطْلَقًاabsolutely.فَهَذَاThis is.هُوَis.الْحَسَدُthe envy.الْمَذْمُومُthe blameworthy.
And the reality is that envy is hatred and distaste for what he sees of the good condition of the envied, and it is of two types; one of them is dislike for the blessing on him absolutely, and this is the blameworthy envy.
وَإِذَاAnd if.أَبْغَضَhe hates.ذَلِكَthat.فَإِنَّهُthen he.يَتَأَلَّمُfeels pain.وَيَتَأَذَّىand he is harmed.بِوُجُودِby the existence.مَاof what.يُبْغِضُهُhe hates.فَيَكُونُthen it is.ذَلِكَthat.مَرَضًاa sickness.فِيin.قَلْبِهِhis heart.وَيَلَتَذُّand he enjoys.بِزَوَالِwith the removal.النِّعْمَةِof the blessing.عَنْهُfrom him.وَإِنْand if.لَمْnot.يُحَقِّقْhe obtains.لَهُto him.نَفْعًاbenefit.بِزَوَالِهَاfrom its removal.لَكِنْbut.نَفْعَهُhis benefit.بِزَوَالِwith the removal.الْأَلَمِof the pain.الَّذِيthat.كَانَwas.فِيin.نَفْسِهِhimself.
And if he hates that, then he feels pain and suffers from the existence of what he hates; that becomes a sickness in his heart, and he enjoys the removal of the blessing from him, and if he does not obtain benefit from its removal, but his benefit is with the removal of the pain that was in himself.
وَلَكِنَّBut.ذَلِكَthat.الْأَلَمُpain.لَمْdid not.يَزُلْcease.إِلَّاexcept.بِمُبَاشَرَةٍby directness.مِنْهُfrom him.وَهُوَand it is.رَاحَةٌrelief.وَأَشَدُّهُand its greatest.كَالْمَرِيضِlike the patient.فَإِنََّFor.تِلْكَthat.النِّعْمَةُblessing.قَدْmay.تَعُودَreturn.عَلَىto.الْمَحْسُودِthe envied.وَأَعْظَمَand greater.مِنْهَاthan it.وَقَدْand may.يَحْصُلَhe gains.نَظِيرَa counterpart.تِلْكَthat.النِّعْمَةُblessing.مَاwhat.أَنْعَمَconferred.بِهِon.عَلَىon.النَّوْعِtype.وَلِهَذَاAnd for this.قَالَsaid.مَنْwho.قَالَsaid.إِنَّهُIndeed.تَمَنَّىhe desired.زَوَالَthe removal.النِّعْمَةَof the blessing.فَإِنَّهُfor indeed.مَنْhe who.كَرهَhated.النِّعْمَةَthe blessing.عَلَىon.غَيْرِهِothers.تَمَنَّىhe desires.زَوَالَهَاits removal.وَالْنَوْعُand the type.الثَّانِيthe second.أَنْthat.يَكْرَهَhe hates.فَضْلَthe bounty.ذَلِكَof that.الشَّخْصِperson.عَلَيْهِon him.فَيَجِبُso it is incumbent.أَنْto.يَكُونَbe.مِثْلَهُlike him.أَوْor.أَفْضَلَbetter.مِنْهُthan him.فَهَذَاthis.حَسَدٌis envy.وَهُوَand it is.الَّذِيthat.سَمَّوْهُthey called it.الْغِبْطَةَadmiration.وَقَدْand has.سَمَّاهُcalled it.النَّبِيُّthe Prophet.(صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)(peace and blessings be upon him).حَسَدًاenvy.فِيin.الْحَدِيثِthe narration.الْمُتَّفِقِagreed upon.عَلَيْهِupon it.مِنْfrom.حَدِيثِthe narration.ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍIbn Mas'ud.وَابْنِ عُمَرَand Ibn Umar.رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَاmay Allah be pleased with them.قَالَsaid.لَاThere is no.حَسَدٌenvy.إِلَّاexcept.فِيin.اثْنَتَيْنِtwo cases.رَجُلٌA man.آتَاهُto whom Allah has granted.اللَّهُAllah.الْحِكْمَةَwisdom.فَهُوَso he.يَقْضِيjudges.بِهَاwith it.وَيُعَلِّمُهَاand teaches it.وَرَجُلٌAnd a man.آتَاهُto whom Allah has granted.مَالًاwealth.وَسَلَّطَهُand authority.عَلَىover.هَلَكَتَهُhis spending.فِيin.الْحَقِّrighteousness.هَذَاThis.لَفْظٌis the wording.ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍof Ibn Mas'ud.وَلَفْظٌAnd the wording.ابْنِ عُمَرَof Ibn Umar.رَجُلٌA man.آتَاهُto whom Allah has granted.اللَّهُAllah.الْقُرْآنَthe Quran.فَهُوَso he.يَقُومُstands.بِهِby it.آنَاءَat all times.اللَّيْلِthe night.وَالنَّهَارِand the day.وَرَجُلٌAnd a man.آتَاهُto whom Allah has granted.مَالًاwealth.فَهُوَso he.يُنْفِقُspends.مِنْهُfrom it.
But this is the envy in which there is no envy except in two cases: a man to whom Allah has granted wisdom, so he judges with it and teaches it, and a man to whom Allah has granted wealth, so he spends it in righteousness. This is the wording of Ibn Mas'ud, and the wording of Ibn Umar is: a man to whom Allah has granted the Quran, so he stands by it at all times, day and night, and a man to whom Allah has granted wealth, so he spends from it.