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We have all been learning about hasad and how it destroys our good deeds from childhood. It eats even your biggest good deeds like fire eats wood. It may seem like a natural feeling, but it is actually a dragon that breathes fire and destroys everything.
So what is hasad? In Arabic, its root letters are ḥ-s-d, which relate to removing or taking away something. Like peeling off nail polish from nails, or peeling off paint from a wall—similarly, hasad means to peel off the outer layer. In other words, it is to admire someone to such an extent that you feel a kind of heat inside you. It also means to harm someone due to jealousy.
In admiration, a person wishes to have the same thing. But in hasad, a person wishes that the other person should not have that thing.
For example, Amna is scrolling Instagram and comes across a post of an influencer who bought a car. Admiration would be to wish for the same car. This is quite natural because there is a lot of deprivation in this world—everyone does not have everything. But hasad is the next step. Amna thinks, “That influencer’s car should be destroyed… he flaunts so much… hmph.” It is not necessary that Amna actually prays for this, but even this one moment of thought is hasad.
So why does a person feel this way? It is answered by Allah in Surah An-Nisa, Ayah 54:
“Or do they envy people for what Allah has given them of His bounty?”
These people feel jealous that Allah has bestowed someone else with His mercy, and question why the same was not given to them. So whenever a person feels hasad, their outer cover peels off, and their insecurities and deprivations come out. This shows that hasad is not just about others—it reflects what is missing within us.
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (RA) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said, “Iman and hasad cannot remain together in a person’s heart.” So this is not a small issue—it directly affects our faith.
So what should we do when we feel hasad? Hasad has a very strong medicine: dua. Whenever you feel hasad, make dua for that person—even if they are your enemy. Pray to Allah that this blessing (ni‘mah) always remains with that person. Over time, this softens the heart and removes that burning feeling.
In the end, hasad only harms us, not the other person. Instead of letting it destroy our good deeds, we should turn it into something that purifies our heart.
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