Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

What is jealousy according to Islam?

Published as Jealousy

· 21 Shawwal 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

What is jealousy according to Islam? When does a person become sinful?

Answer

Jealousy is to long and wish for the good of someone to perish. He will be sinful when he longs that the favour that the person has must be lost.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/33779
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-33779

Related fatawa