Envy is condemned in the Qur’an. Allah has revealed that He created the soul of mankind prone to selfishness, but that believers should be wary of it:
… But people are prone to selfish greed. If you do good and guard against evil, Allah is aware of what you do.(Surat an-Nisa, 128)
Some people answer “yes” or “a bit” when they are asked if they are jealous. Yet they do not think much about the meaning hidden behind this answer. Jealousy comes as a result of not accepting that somebody else is superior to oneself in a particular aspect. This, indeed, is an extremely wrong attitude which may lead a person even to haughtiness against Allah, because it is Allah Who grants people everything they possess; He gives as He wills and no one can ever prevent this.
Apart from this, it is also related in the Qur’an that satan rebelled against Allah by not prostrating himself before Adam. We are informed that he regards himself superior to Adam. So we face an important fact at this point: jealousy is, in fact, an attribute of satan, and anyone who fears Allah should strictly avoid it. In the Qur’an, Allah tells believers to take refuge in Him to protect themselves from the evil of the envious:
How is jealousy mentioned in the Qur'an?
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