Envy can ruin blessings and good deeds
“Help yourself in receiving your blessings by keeping it secret.”
Envy and the evil eye can destroy good deeds and relationships, so believers should trust Allah’s decree, bless others, protect themselves with supplication, and cultivate pure hearts.
The khutbah in 6 steps
- Opening exhortation to taqwa and obedience
- Explains hasad as opposition to Allah’s decree and a destroyer of good deeds
- Uses examples from Banu Israel, Quraysh, Iblis, Qabil, and Yusuf’s brothers
- Explains the evil eye through the story of Sahal ibn Haneef
- Recommends blessings, adhkar, protective supplications, and distinguishes ghibtah from envy
- Advises discretion about forthcoming blessings and concludes with the example of a pure-hearted man
In the khateeb's words
“the person who has hasad of you you will never be able to make them happy until they lose you lose your blessing first”
“help yourself in receiving your blessings by keeping it secret once everybody knows they know once it is exposed it is exposed you cannot help it”
“this man he didn't do much but he had a pure heart”
For the dinner table
Today’s khutbah taught that hasad means resenting another person’s blessing, and it can damage our good deeds and relationships. Allah decides who receives each blessing, so we should trust His wisdom instead of comparing ourselves. When we admire someone, we should ask Allah to bless them and protect ourselves and our children with adhkar and supplication. It is fine to hope for a similar good blessing without wishing another person to lose theirs. The sermon ended by praising a man whose secret was a heart free from cheating and envy.
- When have you felt happy for someone else’s success, and what could you say to bless them?
- What good thing can you ask Allah for without wanting anyone else to lose theirs?
- How can our family protect privacy around a blessing while still being grateful?
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