Envy and Arrogance
312 questions
Is it necessary to continue bathing daily with water used for Ruqyah permanently, and is this considered sufficient protection against sorcery, envy, and the evil eye?
What is the ruling on one who does not believe in the evil eye, and what is the ruling on saying to her, "Do you intend to disbelieve? This is the word of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him"?
What is the detailed definition of envy (hasad)? Does it harm the envied or only the envier? And does harm occur only through planning and action, or does envy possess supernatural powers that harm the envied?
Is it possible to link recurring events such as illness or equipment malfunction to the evil eye (Ayn) or envy (Hasad) after media appearances? And is relying solely on invocations (Adhkar) and Ruqyah sufficient for protection? Or do these tribulations signify the necessity of changing one's goals? And would ceasing to strive at that point be considered a shortcoming and surrender?
Are the symptoms experienced by the mother—such as distress, crying, tingling, yawning, inability to pray and read the Quran, and the presence of incense smell in the house—related to envy (hasad) or jinn possession (mass), and should the house be vacated?
Does the questioner's saying, "Very easy," when asked about an exam, and her saying, "Yes, I studied," when asked about studying, constitute a violation of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) saying: "Seek help in achieving your needs through concealment"?
How can the effect of envy be eliminated and nullified without the envied person's knowledge?
Will Allah be pleased with a person who suffers from excessive sexual thoughts about women, and whose heart is filled with arrogance, envy, hatred, malice, and cruelty, and who is attached to other than Allah, and is addicted to looking at what is forbidden, and feels shackled by sins and transgressions, yet has a strong desire to change and return to Allah and be sincere to Him?
What is the solution to get rid of comparative thinking with a former partner whose financial situation improved after losing his job?
Is a student's refusal to help her classmates with their studies, or her refusal to explain lessons to them, or to give them good exercises, considered envy (hasad), and what is the ruling on that?
Is it permissible to conceal one's academic results for fear of the evil eye and envy?
Is healing from envy only achieved by the envier's ablution and bathing with his water, or is reciting the Two Protectors (Al-Mu'awwidhatayn) and other invocations sufficient for protection and healing, especially when maintaining them without a noticeable change in condition?
Is it possible to rectify a wife who is characterized by creating problems, laziness, excessive jealousy, and attempting to provoke her husband into seeking a divorce, or is it better to marry another?
Should a person search for the reasons behind the difficulty in their sustenance, or is it enough to rely on Allah and supplicate?
Is there a Prophetic supplication to nullify the envy that afflicted a happy marriage which lasted 12 years and produced three children, and transformed into discord, hatred, and insistence on divorce despite reconciliation attempts and family intervention?
Is it permissible to offer a sacrificial animal as a ransom for the household members against the evil eye and envy, and to seek blessings and healing?
Does gradually distancing oneself from a female friend who incites jealousy and psychological harm, due to past actions and current negative feelings, constitute a sin or an injustice to her?
Is complaining about the immodest dress of one's husband's sister, or about the mother-in-law's treatment, considered backbiting, envy, or jealousy?
How can one repair the damage inflicted upon a woman for whom evil was wished and whom one envied, and that befell her, while now feeling remorse?
What is the ruling on recounting problems to people with the intention of warding off the evil eye and envy?
Is the feeling of envy towards the difficult lives of others, and wishing that they be afflicted with a tribulation to alleviate the feeling of loneliness in suffering, considered envy for which one is held accountable?
Will a person be held accountable for feelings of arrogance, malice, hatred, or envy if he resists them and does not commit an act that indicates them? And is self-admiration followed by seeking forgiveness and showing gratitude considered like the act of Qarun?
How does obsessive whispering affect the actions of the heart, especially when it comes to feelings of disbelief and mockery, and make one unable to distinguish between their faith and sincerity and the whispering?
If a man has more than one wife and enters Paradise, which of them will be closest to him? And will the wife he loved most in this world enjoy his closeness in Paradise more than the others?