Envy and Grief
حسد اور غم
عَجِبْتُ لِلْبَخِيلِ يَوْمَ يَرَى نَفْسَهُ مَحْرُوماً مِنْ فَضْلِ اللهِ.
حسد کرنے والے کا (اپنے آپ کو) غمگین رکھنا ہی کافی ہے کہ وہ تیری خوشی کے وقت غمگین ہوتا ہے۔
“It is enough (punishment) for the envier that he is grieved when you are happy.”
Reflections: Imam Ali ؑ highlights that **Envy** is a unique sin because its punishment is built-in and immediate. While other sins might offer a temporary, fleeting pleasure, envy offers only pain. The envier’s heart is constantly constricted; they cannot enjoy their own blessings because they are too busy being pained by yours. This wisdom teaches us that to free ourselves from envy is to free ourselves from a self-imposed prison of eternal sorrow.
