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Ramadhan tiba lagi. Sudah dua minggu ia berlalu. Pastinya lagi beberapa minggu menunaikan ibadat puasa, umat islam seluruh dunia akan menyambut hari raya. Tidak kira tua atau muda, miskin atau kaya, di bandar atau di desa, semuanya berhak bergembira di hari raya.
Aku masih lagi terkial-kial menyiapkan tempahan jahitan dari saudara mara dan rakan-rakan yang mengenali. Ada yang mahukan fesyen tradisional, kebaya labuh, baju bercekak musang, baju kurung Johor, juga tidak ketinggalan baju Kedah. Tetapi ada juga yang mahukan fesyen terbaru, baju Vietnam yang terbelah tinggi di kedua-dua belah sisi baju dan ada pula yang mahukan baju jubah berbagai variasi. Hmmm…sekali fikir mahu saja aku menolak semua tempahan itu kerana aku tiada 'mood' untuk menjahit pada tahun ini. Apatahlagi, bila tempahan itu diberikan setelah puasa bermula. Tapi bila mengenangkan kemeriahan mereka untuk menyambut hari raya, aku menerima saja, dan aku akan cuba menunaikan permintaan mereka. Kasihan juga. Siapa tahu, amal yang sedikit ini bakal diberikan ganjaran dariNYA. Lagipun, baju untuk anak-anak, telah aku siapkan lebih awal.
"Mama, posmen datang!" Jerit Atila dari luar. Memang telah aku pesan kepadanya untuk segera memberitahu jika terlihat kelibat encik 'posmen'. Segera aku berhenti menjahit dan berlari mendapatkan posmen yang tersenyum melihat aku menantinya.
"Untuk Nur Atila dan Mohd. Adham kak!" Kata-kata posmen itu mematikan kegembiraan aku. 'Ahhh! Untuk budak-budak ni lagi! Kecik-kecik dah ramai peminat.' Segera aku memanggil Atila dan menyerahkan sampul putih yang pastinya berisi kad hari raya dari teman-teman sepersekolahannya. Seronoknya dia mendapat kad hari raya dari Syafiqah, teman yang pernah sekelas dengannya. Untuk Mohd. Adham akan aku serahkan sekembalinya dia dari kedai nanti. 'Haiiii……' aku mengeluh lagi. Entah kenapa, perasaan rindu terhadap suami yang jauh begitu bergelodak saat itu.
Bulan lepas, ada aku menerima panggilan telefon dari suami yang memberitahu keadaan dirinya yang sihat dan selamat di sana. Dia berpesan minta aku jaga diri dan anak-anak dengan baik. Sempat juga dia bergurau ketika itu, supaya aku masakkan lontong kegemarannya untuk juadah hari raya. Kalau dia tidak ada pun, dia minta aku niat makankan lontong itu untuknya masa hari raya nanti. Kata dia lagi, lontong aku tiada lawannya dengan lontong orang lain. Haruman daun pisangnya terbau hingga ke sana. Kuahnya lemak dan kuning menyelerakan. Serunding dan sambal tumisnya enak. Walaupun pedas tetapi sedap sehingga menjilat jari. 'Ahh, Abang! Ade je!.' Aku tersenyum mengenangkan dirinya. Tergambar di hadapan mata ketika itu wajah suami yang tampan dan segak bergaya. Berkumis tebal dan bertubuh sasa. Diam tak diam, sudah hampir setahun dia di rantau orang. Dan aku pula, kesepian menanggung beban rindu yang menyiksakan.
Semalam pagi, ibu mertua aku ada menelefon ke rumah bertanyakan di mana aku beraya pada tahun ini. Belum sempat aku memberi jawapan, dia sudah menyatakan yang dia ada membuat kuih bahulu kegemaran Atila dan akan membuat ketupat daun palas berinti jagung kegemaran Adham. Lemah aku mendengarkan kenyataan ibu yang sungguh pengasih dan penyanyang itu. Hendak aku berjanji, bimbang tidak tertunai pula nanti. Hendak menolak, bimbang hati tuanya terguris di bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini. Elok pula pada petangnya, emak aku pula menelefon ke rumah. Soalan yang sama juga diajukan. 'Pening!.' Serba salah aku dibuatnya. Boleh atau tidak, aku sekadar menyuarakan 'InsyaAllah'. Kalau tiada aral dan Allah izinkan, sampailah kami ke rumah ibu atau mak nanti. Atau mungkin, kami sekadar beraya di rumah sendiri.
Hari berganti minggu. Tempahan jahitan telah pun siap kesemuanya. Duit hasil dari upah menjahit telah aku kreditkan ke dalam buku akaun ASB. Lumayan tahun ini. Alhamdulillah. Bukan aku perlukan sangat upah dari tempahan menjahit itu. Duit gaji suami aku pun dah lebih dari cukup untuk menyara hidup keluarga kami yang cuma empat orang ini. Aku melakukan itu semua atas dasar minat dan waktu yang ada. Tapi, dah adat orang menempah, tak banyak sikit, mereka hulur juga. Walaupun ada juga yang diam sampai raya tahun depan menjelang pula. Aku tak kesah.
Raya bakal menjelang lagi tiga hari. Khabar berita dari suami tidak aku terima sejak dia menelefon ke rumah lebih sebulan lalu. Kad raya yang aku tunggu-tunggu juga tidak berkunjung jelma. Lagu-lagu raya yang berkumandang di setiap rancangan radio mahupun televisyen, menyesakkan nafas aku. 'Ya Allah! Hanya Engkau yang lebih mengetahui gelodak jiwa hambamu ini!.' Ketenangan di wajah tidak dapat lagi membendung perasaan yang berkecamuk dalam diri. Bimbang, debar dan rindu! Airmata mula mengalir tidak henti-henti. Kelopak mata memerah dan hampir melecet lantaran asyik dikesat dengan hujung baju dan tisu. Anak-anak pula asyik bertanya ke mana hendak beraya tahun ini. "Kalau papa ada tentu seronok kan mama!" kata-kata Atila menambahkan sedih di hati aku.
Entah di mana suami aku sekarang. Ingin benar aku mengetahui keadaannya. Telah aku cuba bertanya di ibupejabat, dan mereka memberikan jaminan yang keadaan suami aku selamat. Disebabkan tugasnya sebagai pemerhati di bawah panji-panji Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu aku tidak boleh diberitahu lebih 'detail' keadaannya. Cukup sekadar mengetahui mereka selamat. Tapi di mana? Hari-hari sejak awal Ramadhan dulu, helai demi helai suratkhabar aku belek, mana tahu ada ucapan selamat hari raya darinya untuk aku dan anak-anak. Tetapi sampai ke hari ini, tiada. Aku semakin hampa.
Esok hari raya. Kuih kacang koko kegemaran suami telah aku masak bersama Atila dan Adham sejak semalam. Lontong akan aku masakkan esok hari. Baju raya anak-anak telah aku muatkan ke dalam beg pakaian. Dua pasang baju raya baru milik aku telah aku muatkan juga ke dalam beg yang sama. Keputusan sudah muktamad! Aku akan pulang ke rumah keluarga aku untuk berhari raya di sana. Sekurang-kurangnya, anak-anak akan gembira berhari raya bersama sepupu-sepupu mereka yang khabarnya akan pulang berkumpul di rumah emak. Abang-abang aku pula pasti akan dapat menghiburkan anak-anak aku yang memang rapat dengan mereka. Tak sanggup rasanya hendak pulang ke rumah ibu mertua tanpa suami. Pastinya kesedihan akan bertambah bila saudara mara sebelah suami akan bertanya tentang dia yang entah di mana berada. Aku sendiri tidak tahu. 'Abang! Akan Mar niatkan makan lontong hari raya esok untuk abang sepertimana yang abang pesan'. Airmata mengalir lagi.
Enjin kereta telahpun aku panaskan dan sebentar lagi akan kami mulakan perjalanan sejauh dua ratus enam puluh kilometer dari sini. Tentu sempat tiba ke destinasi sebelum waktu berbuka. Aku menanti Adham menguncikan pintu pagar. Sebaik ingin memulakan perjalanan, sebuah land rover kepunyaan tentera menuju ke rumah kami. Hati aku bertambah debar. Anak-anak juga terdiam seolah mengetahui apa yang tersirat di hati aku. Seorang pemandu dan seorang pegawai tentera lengkap beruniform memandang ke arah kami penuh tanda tanya. Aku juga tertanya-tanya sendiri. Urusan apa agaknya kedatangan mereka? Berita apakah yang bakal mereka sampaikan? Di fikiran mula timbul perkara yang bukan-bukan.
"Papa!!!!!!" Tiba-tiba anak-anak bersorak gembira melihat kelibat suami aku yang turun dari bahagian belakang land rover tersebut. Mereka terus mendapatkan papa yang mereka rindui. Mereka berpelukan dan pipi anak-anak aku dikucupi. Pipi suami aku turut menjadi sasaran ciuman anak-anak. Aku tercengang. Tergamam. Terkaku dalam kereta. Tidak tahu apa yang hendak aku dilakukan. 'Betul ke ni? Mimpi ke realiti?'
"Hai! Cik abang balik takkan tak sambut kot!" gurau pegawai tentera itu membuatkan aku tersedar.
Aku mendapatkan suami yang tenang menanti sambil tersenyum mempamirkan gigi putih ratanya. Tangannya aku kucup. Terasa hangat gengaman jemari tangan kami ketika bersatu. Seketika mata kami bertentangan dan dapat aku lihat gelora rindu yang membara di matanya sepertimana gelora rindu yang membara di hati aku. Sepantas kilat aku ditarik ke dalam pelukannya. Airmata gembira kami bercucuran. Tak habis-habis aku menuduhnya kejam kerana tidak menghantar sebarang berita buat kami. Dan dia pula tidak habis-habis membela diri kerana ingin membuat kejutan di Aidilfitri. 'Abang memang nakal!'
Tahun itu, kami berhari raya di rumah mertua yang tentunya rindu pada anaknya yang lama di perantauan. Seperti janji ibu, kuih bahulu dan ketupat daun palas berinti jagung tersedia di pagi Syawal. Lontong kegemaran suami aku, turut tersedia.
"Ermmmmmm…memang sedap! Kan abang dah kata Mar punya lontong tiada tolok bandingnya. Tapi, sambal tumisnya mana?" Tanya suami membuatkan aku berlari semula ke dapur mengambil sambal tumis yang terlupa hendak di sendukkan ke dalam mangkuk. Dan kami sekeluarga menikmati juadah itu dengan penuh kesyukuran. Hari raya tahun itu cukup meriah dengan kujungan sanak saudara dan teman-teman. Suami pula begitu seronok bercerita tentang pengalamannya sepanjang bertugas di negara orang. Sesungguhnya aku terlalu gembira kerana dapat berhari raya bersama suami, anak-anak dan keluarga.
Namun dalam kegembiraan menyambut hari raya, kerinduan aku untuk mengucup tangan emak di pagi Syawal tetap bermain di fikiran. Perlahan suami aku datang menghampiri dan berbisik lembut ke telinga aku, "tahun depan kita raya rumah emak Mar pulak ye!" janji suami membuatkan aku tersenyum.
Aku masih lagi terkial-kial menyiapkan tempahan jahitan dari saudara mara dan rakan-rakan yang mengenali. Ada yang mahukan fesyen tradisional, kebaya labuh, baju bercekak musang, baju kurung Johor, juga tidak ketinggalan baju Kedah. Tetapi ada juga yang mahukan fesyen terbaru, baju Vietnam yang terbelah tinggi di kedua-dua belah sisi baju dan ada pula yang mahukan baju jubah berbagai variasi. Hmmm…sekali fikir mahu saja aku menolak semua tempahan itu kerana aku tiada 'mood' untuk menjahit pada tahun ini. Apatahlagi, bila tempahan itu diberikan setelah puasa bermula. Tapi bila mengenangkan kemeriahan mereka untuk menyambut hari raya, aku menerima saja, dan aku akan cuba menunaikan permintaan mereka. Kasihan juga. Siapa tahu, amal yang sedikit ini bakal diberikan ganjaran dariNYA. Lagipun, baju untuk anak-anak, telah aku siapkan lebih awal.
"Mama, posmen datang!" Jerit Atila dari luar. Memang telah aku pesan kepadanya untuk segera memberitahu jika terlihat kelibat encik 'posmen'. Segera aku berhenti menjahit dan berlari mendapatkan posmen yang tersenyum melihat aku menantinya.
"Untuk Nur Atila dan Mohd. Adham kak!" Kata-kata posmen itu mematikan kegembiraan aku. 'Ahhh! Untuk budak-budak ni lagi! Kecik-kecik dah ramai peminat.' Segera aku memanggil Atila dan menyerahkan sampul putih yang pastinya berisi kad hari raya dari teman-teman sepersekolahannya. Seronoknya dia mendapat kad hari raya dari Syafiqah, teman yang pernah sekelas dengannya. Untuk Mohd. Adham akan aku serahkan sekembalinya dia dari kedai nanti. 'Haiiii……' aku mengeluh lagi. Entah kenapa, perasaan rindu terhadap suami yang jauh begitu bergelodak saat itu.
Bulan lepas, ada aku menerima panggilan telefon dari suami yang memberitahu keadaan dirinya yang sihat dan selamat di sana. Dia berpesan minta aku jaga diri dan anak-anak dengan baik. Sempat juga dia bergurau ketika itu, supaya aku masakkan lontong kegemarannya untuk juadah hari raya. Kalau dia tidak ada pun, dia minta aku niat makankan lontong itu untuknya masa hari raya nanti. Kata dia lagi, lontong aku tiada lawannya dengan lontong orang lain. Haruman daun pisangnya terbau hingga ke sana. Kuahnya lemak dan kuning menyelerakan. Serunding dan sambal tumisnya enak. Walaupun pedas tetapi sedap sehingga menjilat jari. 'Ahh, Abang! Ade je!.' Aku tersenyum mengenangkan dirinya. Tergambar di hadapan mata ketika itu wajah suami yang tampan dan segak bergaya. Berkumis tebal dan bertubuh sasa. Diam tak diam, sudah hampir setahun dia di rantau orang. Dan aku pula, kesepian menanggung beban rindu yang menyiksakan.
Semalam pagi, ibu mertua aku ada menelefon ke rumah bertanyakan di mana aku beraya pada tahun ini. Belum sempat aku memberi jawapan, dia sudah menyatakan yang dia ada membuat kuih bahulu kegemaran Atila dan akan membuat ketupat daun palas berinti jagung kegemaran Adham. Lemah aku mendengarkan kenyataan ibu yang sungguh pengasih dan penyanyang itu. Hendak aku berjanji, bimbang tidak tertunai pula nanti. Hendak menolak, bimbang hati tuanya terguris di bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini. Elok pula pada petangnya, emak aku pula menelefon ke rumah. Soalan yang sama juga diajukan. 'Pening!.' Serba salah aku dibuatnya. Boleh atau tidak, aku sekadar menyuarakan 'InsyaAllah'. Kalau tiada aral dan Allah izinkan, sampailah kami ke rumah ibu atau mak nanti. Atau mungkin, kami sekadar beraya di rumah sendiri.
Hari berganti minggu. Tempahan jahitan telah pun siap kesemuanya. Duit hasil dari upah menjahit telah aku kreditkan ke dalam buku akaun ASB. Lumayan tahun ini. Alhamdulillah. Bukan aku perlukan sangat upah dari tempahan menjahit itu. Duit gaji suami aku pun dah lebih dari cukup untuk menyara hidup keluarga kami yang cuma empat orang ini. Aku melakukan itu semua atas dasar minat dan waktu yang ada. Tapi, dah adat orang menempah, tak banyak sikit, mereka hulur juga. Walaupun ada juga yang diam sampai raya tahun depan menjelang pula. Aku tak kesah.
Raya bakal menjelang lagi tiga hari. Khabar berita dari suami tidak aku terima sejak dia menelefon ke rumah lebih sebulan lalu. Kad raya yang aku tunggu-tunggu juga tidak berkunjung jelma. Lagu-lagu raya yang berkumandang di setiap rancangan radio mahupun televisyen, menyesakkan nafas aku. 'Ya Allah! Hanya Engkau yang lebih mengetahui gelodak jiwa hambamu ini!.' Ketenangan di wajah tidak dapat lagi membendung perasaan yang berkecamuk dalam diri. Bimbang, debar dan rindu! Airmata mula mengalir tidak henti-henti. Kelopak mata memerah dan hampir melecet lantaran asyik dikesat dengan hujung baju dan tisu. Anak-anak pula asyik bertanya ke mana hendak beraya tahun ini. "Kalau papa ada tentu seronok kan mama!" kata-kata Atila menambahkan sedih di hati aku.
Entah di mana suami aku sekarang. Ingin benar aku mengetahui keadaannya. Telah aku cuba bertanya di ibupejabat, dan mereka memberikan jaminan yang keadaan suami aku selamat. Disebabkan tugasnya sebagai pemerhati di bawah panji-panji Pertubuhan Bangsa-bangsa Bersatu aku tidak boleh diberitahu lebih 'detail' keadaannya. Cukup sekadar mengetahui mereka selamat. Tapi di mana? Hari-hari sejak awal Ramadhan dulu, helai demi helai suratkhabar aku belek, mana tahu ada ucapan selamat hari raya darinya untuk aku dan anak-anak. Tetapi sampai ke hari ini, tiada. Aku semakin hampa.
Esok hari raya. Kuih kacang koko kegemaran suami telah aku masak bersama Atila dan Adham sejak semalam. Lontong akan aku masakkan esok hari. Baju raya anak-anak telah aku muatkan ke dalam beg pakaian. Dua pasang baju raya baru milik aku telah aku muatkan juga ke dalam beg yang sama. Keputusan sudah muktamad! Aku akan pulang ke rumah keluarga aku untuk berhari raya di sana. Sekurang-kurangnya, anak-anak akan gembira berhari raya bersama sepupu-sepupu mereka yang khabarnya akan pulang berkumpul di rumah emak. Abang-abang aku pula pasti akan dapat menghiburkan anak-anak aku yang memang rapat dengan mereka. Tak sanggup rasanya hendak pulang ke rumah ibu mertua tanpa suami. Pastinya kesedihan akan bertambah bila saudara mara sebelah suami akan bertanya tentang dia yang entah di mana berada. Aku sendiri tidak tahu. 'Abang! Akan Mar niatkan makan lontong hari raya esok untuk abang sepertimana yang abang pesan'. Airmata mengalir lagi.
Enjin kereta telahpun aku panaskan dan sebentar lagi akan kami mulakan perjalanan sejauh dua ratus enam puluh kilometer dari sini. Tentu sempat tiba ke destinasi sebelum waktu berbuka. Aku menanti Adham menguncikan pintu pagar. Sebaik ingin memulakan perjalanan, sebuah land rover kepunyaan tentera menuju ke rumah kami. Hati aku bertambah debar. Anak-anak juga terdiam seolah mengetahui apa yang tersirat di hati aku. Seorang pemandu dan seorang pegawai tentera lengkap beruniform memandang ke arah kami penuh tanda tanya. Aku juga tertanya-tanya sendiri. Urusan apa agaknya kedatangan mereka? Berita apakah yang bakal mereka sampaikan? Di fikiran mula timbul perkara yang bukan-bukan.
"Papa!!!!!!" Tiba-tiba anak-anak bersorak gembira melihat kelibat suami aku yang turun dari bahagian belakang land rover tersebut. Mereka terus mendapatkan papa yang mereka rindui. Mereka berpelukan dan pipi anak-anak aku dikucupi. Pipi suami aku turut menjadi sasaran ciuman anak-anak. Aku tercengang. Tergamam. Terkaku dalam kereta. Tidak tahu apa yang hendak aku dilakukan. 'Betul ke ni? Mimpi ke realiti?'
"Hai! Cik abang balik takkan tak sambut kot!" gurau pegawai tentera itu membuatkan aku tersedar.
Aku mendapatkan suami yang tenang menanti sambil tersenyum mempamirkan gigi putih ratanya. Tangannya aku kucup. Terasa hangat gengaman jemari tangan kami ketika bersatu. Seketika mata kami bertentangan dan dapat aku lihat gelora rindu yang membara di matanya sepertimana gelora rindu yang membara di hati aku. Sepantas kilat aku ditarik ke dalam pelukannya. Airmata gembira kami bercucuran. Tak habis-habis aku menuduhnya kejam kerana tidak menghantar sebarang berita buat kami. Dan dia pula tidak habis-habis membela diri kerana ingin membuat kejutan di Aidilfitri. 'Abang memang nakal!'
Tahun itu, kami berhari raya di rumah mertua yang tentunya rindu pada anaknya yang lama di perantauan. Seperti janji ibu, kuih bahulu dan ketupat daun palas berinti jagung tersedia di pagi Syawal. Lontong kegemaran suami aku, turut tersedia.
"Ermmmmmm…memang sedap! Kan abang dah kata Mar punya lontong tiada tolok bandingnya. Tapi, sambal tumisnya mana?" Tanya suami membuatkan aku berlari semula ke dapur mengambil sambal tumis yang terlupa hendak di sendukkan ke dalam mangkuk. Dan kami sekeluarga menikmati juadah itu dengan penuh kesyukuran. Hari raya tahun itu cukup meriah dengan kujungan sanak saudara dan teman-teman. Suami pula begitu seronok bercerita tentang pengalamannya sepanjang bertugas di negara orang. Sesungguhnya aku terlalu gembira kerana dapat berhari raya bersama suami, anak-anak dan keluarga.
Namun dalam kegembiraan menyambut hari raya, kerinduan aku untuk mengucup tangan emak di pagi Syawal tetap bermain di fikiran. Perlahan suami aku datang menghampiri dan berbisik lembut ke telinga aku, "tahun depan kita raya rumah emak Mar pulak ye!" janji suami membuatkan aku tersenyum.
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Hasad (envy or jealousy) is a state in which a person wishes for the deprivation of a blessing, talent or merit, real or imagined, possessed by another person.
Hasad (destructive jealousy) is among the most destructive emotions or feeling which a man may have towards his fellow human being. It causes him to wish evil for others and to be happy when misfortune befalls them. On the other hand, what Islam permits in contrast to Hasad (destructive jealousy) is Ghibtah (envy that is free from malice), which means neither loving the loss of the blessing nor hating for it to remain with the person, but desiring the same for oneself without the removal of the blessing from others.
The Prophet of Allah (SWT) said: (Beware of envy because indeed envy destroys good deeds in the same manner as fire destroys wood)
Imam al-Baqir (as) said: Verily envy destroys faith like fire destroys wood.
Allah the Almighty says in the holly Quran:
[…Or do they envy [other] people because of what Allah has
given them of His bounty?]
(Qur'an, chapter 4, verse 54)
The Causes and Motives of Hasad
Qualities in others such as certain intellectual, spiritual, and moral merits, or good and pious deeds, or outward factors such as honour, prestige and wealth can cause hasad. Also, immoral or negative traits that are imagined to be merits can be a cause of hasad. Almost all of the causes of hasad are the products of a feeling of inferiority and dejectedness. When a person perceives others to be more perfect than himself, a feeling of inferiority seizes him, which, with the help of external factors and inner propensities, generates the feeling of envy in his heart.
The scholar al-`Allamah al-Majlisi has mentioned seven causes and motives of hasad. We have listed these causes and in some cases provided examples of hasad corresponding to the cause:
�� Enmity: Hasad can be the result of enmity. For example, enmity against another family, tribe or group can cause one to envy successes they achieve.
�� The sense of one's supremacy: The hasid (one who envies) anticipates the pride of the mahsud on account of a merit mahsud enjoys. Not having the patience to put up with this pride, the hasid feels a sense of superiority and earnestly desires the loss of this merit.
�� Kibr (pride) and Wonder: The hasid high-handedly treats the person who is conferred some merit, favour, or talent, and may wonder to see a great blessing enjoyed by the object of his envy. For example, a wealthy
individual outwardly looks with disdain upon the respect enjoyed by a poor person believing that he deserves to be the recipient of such admiration.
�� Fear and Love of authority: Also, the envious man is fearful of some
hindrance on the part of the person enjoying an advantage or talent or merit that may frustrate his cherished objectives. Such fear manifests itself when one's acquiring or preserving authority over others requires that nobody should share his advantages or merits. For example, one who wishes to be re-elected as the leader of an organization may desire that no other member step forward and exhibit leadership skills such as eloquence of speech andefficiency of organization and mobilization.
�� Viciousness of nature: A human being of vicious nature does not like to see others enjoying any kind of good whatsoever. Such a person always greets news of another’s good fortune for example, in education or business, with sarcasm, pessimism, and ridicule or with other unethical tactics or conduct.
The Evil effects of Hasad
Envy is one of the deadliest diseases of the heart and it produces additional vices
such as hypocrisy, backbiting, slandering, abuse, taunting, and torturing, all of which are grave sins. This hideous condition makes the human heart so narrow and gloomy that its effects pervade the realm of one's inner and outer being. The fears and grief of the hasid revolve around the person(s) of whom he is envious.
The hasad he harbours in his heart blinds him to the virtues of the envied, and
he becomes unhappy over the blessings of God conferred upon the mahsud. The
spiritual light and the divine spark of faith which makes the human heart greater
than anything else in the world cannot go along with the darkness and
narrowness caused in it by hasad.
The heart becomes grieved and depressed, the chest narrow and suffocated, and the face grim and frowning. The more this state gains in strength, the more it diminishes the brightness of faith, while this faith is the source of his salvation in the Hereafter and the life and vigour of his
heart. Eventually this disease reduces the hasid into a helpless wretch.
�� The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “Beware! Do not bear enmity with the blessings of Allah.” When asked about the people who bear enmity with the blessings of Allah, he (s) replied: “Those who are envious.” (Al-Mu`tazali, Sharh Nahj al-Balagha, vol.1, p. 315)
Hasad (destructive jealousy) is among the most destructive emotions or feeling which a man may have towards his fellow human being. It causes him to wish evil for others and to be happy when misfortune befalls them. On the other hand, what Islam permits in contrast to Hasad (destructive jealousy) is Ghibtah (envy that is free from malice), which means neither loving the loss of the blessing nor hating for it to remain with the person, but desiring the same for oneself without the removal of the blessing from others.
The Prophet of Allah (SWT) said: (Beware of envy because indeed envy destroys good deeds in the same manner as fire destroys wood)
Imam al-Baqir (as) said: Verily envy destroys faith like fire destroys wood.
Allah the Almighty says in the holly Quran:
[…Or do they envy [other] people because of what Allah has
given them of His bounty?]
(Qur'an, chapter 4, verse 54)
The Causes and Motives of Hasad
Qualities in others such as certain intellectual, spiritual, and moral merits, or good and pious deeds, or outward factors such as honour, prestige and wealth can cause hasad. Also, immoral or negative traits that are imagined to be merits can be a cause of hasad. Almost all of the causes of hasad are the products of a feeling of inferiority and dejectedness. When a person perceives others to be more perfect than himself, a feeling of inferiority seizes him, which, with the help of external factors and inner propensities, generates the feeling of envy in his heart.
The scholar al-`Allamah al-Majlisi has mentioned seven causes and motives of hasad. We have listed these causes and in some cases provided examples of hasad corresponding to the cause:
�� Enmity: Hasad can be the result of enmity. For example, enmity against another family, tribe or group can cause one to envy successes they achieve.
�� The sense of one's supremacy: The hasid (one who envies) anticipates the pride of the mahsud on account of a merit mahsud enjoys. Not having the patience to put up with this pride, the hasid feels a sense of superiority and earnestly desires the loss of this merit.
�� Kibr (pride) and Wonder: The hasid high-handedly treats the person who is conferred some merit, favour, or talent, and may wonder to see a great blessing enjoyed by the object of his envy. For example, a wealthy
individual outwardly looks with disdain upon the respect enjoyed by a poor person believing that he deserves to be the recipient of such admiration.
�� Fear and Love of authority: Also, the envious man is fearful of some
hindrance on the part of the person enjoying an advantage or talent or merit that may frustrate his cherished objectives. Such fear manifests itself when one's acquiring or preserving authority over others requires that nobody should share his advantages or merits. For example, one who wishes to be re-elected as the leader of an organization may desire that no other member step forward and exhibit leadership skills such as eloquence of speech andefficiency of organization and mobilization.
�� Viciousness of nature: A human being of vicious nature does not like to see others enjoying any kind of good whatsoever. Such a person always greets news of another’s good fortune for example, in education or business, with sarcasm, pessimism, and ridicule or with other unethical tactics or conduct.
The Evil effects of Hasad
Envy is one of the deadliest diseases of the heart and it produces additional vices
such as hypocrisy, backbiting, slandering, abuse, taunting, and torturing, all of which are grave sins. This hideous condition makes the human heart so narrow and gloomy that its effects pervade the realm of one's inner and outer being. The fears and grief of the hasid revolve around the person(s) of whom he is envious.
The hasad he harbours in his heart blinds him to the virtues of the envied, and
he becomes unhappy over the blessings of God conferred upon the mahsud. The
spiritual light and the divine spark of faith which makes the human heart greater
than anything else in the world cannot go along with the darkness and
narrowness caused in it by hasad.
The heart becomes grieved and depressed, the chest narrow and suffocated, and the face grim and frowning. The more this state gains in strength, the more it diminishes the brightness of faith, while this faith is the source of his salvation in the Hereafter and the life and vigour of his
heart. Eventually this disease reduces the hasid into a helpless wretch.
�� The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: “Beware! Do not bear enmity with the blessings of Allah.” When asked about the people who bear enmity with the blessings of Allah, he (s) replied: “Those who are envious.” (Al-Mu`tazali, Sharh Nahj al-Balagha, vol.1, p. 315)
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The Arabic term riya' is roughly translated as "showing off," which means doing something to please others or to gain their approval and admiration, instead of focusing on receiving God's approval, satisfaction, and pleasure. Riya' is the opposite of the Arabic term ikhlas [purity of intention].
According to Islam, riya' could make a pure act of worship, such as prayer, void of any reward and could even result in God's punishment.
The Qur'an mentions this when describing the lazy state of the hypocrites as they go to prayer, dragging their feet, only so that people can see them performing prayers:
Once Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was describing some of the signs of the Day of Judgment, one of which was the false messiah. Then he said that there was something he feared more than the false messiah, which was "hidden polytheism." Hidden polytheism is due to actions which are done for the purpose of showing off, like a person who lengthens his prayer so that people see him (As-Suyuti).
Mentioning the attitude of riya' and how ridiculous and pompous those who have it are, the Muslim scholar Ibn Al-Jawzi related a story in one of his books. Once a man was praying in what appeared to be a devoted manner, so people praised him and commented on how righteous and sincere he was. On hearing them the man felt so proud that while he was praying he turned to them and informed them that he was also fasting.
Satisfaction When Seen Doing Good
When people are seen performing a good deed, they often cannot but feel good if they are praised for it. Islam does not consider this to be riya', as long as the person originally intended the deed for the sake of God, without wanting to be praised by people. A person must also have the feeling of humbleness and thankfulness to God that He helped him or her perform this good deed.
This means that if a person intends to secretly do a good deed without anybody knowing and by chance somebody sees him or her, then he or she gets a double reward: one for doing a good deed and another for not feeling vain. This was mentioned when the Prophet was asked his opinion about a person who had done a good deed and then people had praised him for it. So he said, "It is glad tidings for a believer (which he has received in this mortal world)" (Muslim).
Good and Evil Intentions
Sometimes people may have a sincere intention to do good, but due to uncontrollable or unexpected circumstances, they may not be able to fulfill this act. According to Islam, although this action was not actually done, they are still rewarded for it due to their sincere intention.
This was clear when the Prophet was leaving Madinah on one of his campaigns and some people asked him to accommodate them so they could go with him. However, the Prophet did not have the means to accommodate them all, so they were left behind. After leaving Madinah, the Prophet said that there were some men who were left behind but who were still with them though they were not physically present. Prophet Muhammad said that wherever they would go or whatever they would do, these people would share the same reward as those who were able to join him. This was due to their sincere intentions and because they were detained because of a legitimate excuse. This story was mentioned in the Qur'an:
God's pleasure is not achieved only by peoples' efforts; they also need God's generosity and grace in order to receive His divine reward. God's generosity is assured by the Prophet, who said,
If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write for him a full good deed in his account with Him; and if he intends to do a good deed and actually did it, then Allah will write for him in his account with Him, from ten to seven hundred times to many more times its reward. And if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write a full good deed in his account with Him; and if he intended to do a bad deed and actually did it, then Allah will write one bad deed in his account." (Al-Bukhari)
Improving the Quality of Ikhlas
The first step to improve the quality of ikhlas is to make sure that your action is not prohibited by God. For example, a person cannot drink wine or rob a bank and say that he or she is doing it with a good intention. According to Islam, ends do not justify means; if a person has a noble objective then his or her intentions must also be noble.
Second is being conscious of God by realizing that God is present at all times and that He is aware of all your inner thoughts and motives. The Qur'an refers to this by saying what means:
According to Islam, riya' could make a pure act of worship, such as prayer, void of any reward and could even result in God's punishment.
The Qur'an mentions this when describing the lazy state of the hypocrites as they go to prayer, dragging their feet, only so that people can see them performing prayers:
(Surely the hypocrites strive to deceive Allah, and He shall requite their deceit to them, and when they stand up to prayer they stand up sluggishly; they do it only to be seen of men and do not remember Allah save a little.) (An-Nisaa' 4:142)
The Qur'an also mentions riya' in respect to charity, as people sometimes pay charity to appear generous:O you who believe! do not make your charity worthless by reproach and injury, like him who spends his property to be seen of men and does not believe in Allah and the last day; so his parable is as the parable of a smooth rock with earth upon it, then a heavy rain falls upon it, so it leaves it bare; they shall not be able to gain anything of what they have earned; and Allah does not guide the unbelieving people. (Al-Baqarah 2:264)
This means that if the intention is not sincerely to please God, then the reward for charity could be washed away just like rain washes away soil off a smooth rock, thus stopping any chance of plantation on it.Once Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was describing some of the signs of the Day of Judgment, one of which was the false messiah. Then he said that there was something he feared more than the false messiah, which was "hidden polytheism." Hidden polytheism is due to actions which are done for the purpose of showing off, like a person who lengthens his prayer so that people see him (As-Suyuti).
Mentioning the attitude of riya' and how ridiculous and pompous those who have it are, the Muslim scholar Ibn Al-Jawzi related a story in one of his books. Once a man was praying in what appeared to be a devoted manner, so people praised him and commented on how righteous and sincere he was. On hearing them the man felt so proud that while he was praying he turned to them and informed them that he was also fasting.
Satisfaction When Seen Doing Good
When people are seen performing a good deed, they often cannot but feel good if they are praised for it. Islam does not consider this to be riya', as long as the person originally intended the deed for the sake of God, without wanting to be praised by people. A person must also have the feeling of humbleness and thankfulness to God that He helped him or her perform this good deed.
This means that if a person intends to secretly do a good deed without anybody knowing and by chance somebody sees him or her, then he or she gets a double reward: one for doing a good deed and another for not feeling vain. This was mentioned when the Prophet was asked his opinion about a person who had done a good deed and then people had praised him for it. So he said, "It is glad tidings for a believer (which he has received in this mortal world)" (Muslim).
Good and Evil Intentions
Sometimes people may have a sincere intention to do good, but due to uncontrollable or unexpected circumstances, they may not be able to fulfill this act. According to Islam, although this action was not actually done, they are still rewarded for it due to their sincere intention.
This was clear when the Prophet was leaving Madinah on one of his campaigns and some people asked him to accommodate them so they could go with him. However, the Prophet did not have the means to accommodate them all, so they were left behind. After leaving Madinah, the Prophet said that there were some men who were left behind but who were still with them though they were not physically present. Prophet Muhammad said that wherever they would go or whatever they would do, these people would share the same reward as those who were able to join him. This was due to their sincere intentions and because they were detained because of a legitimate excuse. This story was mentioned in the Qur'an:
Nor unto those whom, when they came to thee (asking) that thou shouldst mount them, thou didst tell: I cannot find whereon to mount you. They turned back with eyes flowing with tears, for sorrow that they could not find the means to spend. (At-Tawbah 9:92)
God's pleasure is not achieved only by peoples' efforts; they also need God's generosity and grace in order to receive His divine reward. God's generosity is assured by the Prophet, who said,
If somebody intends to do a good deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write for him a full good deed in his account with Him; and if he intends to do a good deed and actually did it, then Allah will write for him in his account with Him, from ten to seven hundred times to many more times its reward. And if somebody intended to do a bad deed and he does not do it, then Allah will write a full good deed in his account with Him; and if he intended to do a bad deed and actually did it, then Allah will write one bad deed in his account." (Al-Bukhari)
Improving the Quality of Ikhlas
The first step to improve the quality of ikhlas is to make sure that your action is not prohibited by God. For example, a person cannot drink wine or rob a bank and say that he or she is doing it with a good intention. According to Islam, ends do not justify means; if a person has a noble objective then his or her intentions must also be noble.
Second is being conscious of God by realizing that God is present at all times and that He is aware of all your inner thoughts and motives. The Qur'an refers to this by saying what means:
Say: "Whether ye hide what is in your hearts or reveal it, Allah knows it all: He knows what is in the heavens, and what is on earth. And Allah has power over all things. (Aal `Imran 3:29)
Third is to develop the habit of giving some thought to any action before actually doing it. This includes, for example, seeking God's approval and pleasure when giving charity and not intending to impress people by it. The Qur'an makes reference to this by saying what means:
(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you. (Al-Insan 76:9)
Similarly, it is wrong for a person to seek knowledge with the intention of showing off, as the Prophetic saying clarifies that it is only the person who seeks knowledge to please God and to achieve his or her mission on earth who gets rewarded (As-Suyuti). In particular, people engaged in religious education should remember Prophet Muhammad's warning about people who appear to be pious but at the same time have insincere intentions (Muslim).Third is to develop the habit of giving some thought to any action before actually doing it. This includes, for example, seeking God's approval and pleasure when giving charity and not intending to impress people by it. The Qur'an makes reference to this by saying what means:
(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you. (Al-Insan 76:9)
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