And from the evil of an envier when he envies. Envy — the oldest sin after arrogance.
4Words — the last danger
ح-س-دRoot — envy, jealousy
إِذَا حَسَدَWhen he envies — it activates
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وَمِن شَرِّحَاسِدٍإِذَاحَسَدَ
Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad
Word 1وَمِن شَرِّwa-min sharriAnd from the evil ofFinal in the list
Word 2حَاسِدٍḥāsidAn envierActive participle
Word 3إِذَاidhāWhenTemporal conditional
Word 4حَسَدَḥasadaHe envies — activelyPast verb — the activation
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🌱 The Root of This Verse
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Envy · Jealousy · Wishing harm on the blessed
Root ح-س-د appears 12 times in the Quran
حَسَدَ
ḥasada — he enviedVerb form
حَسَد
ḥasad — envyThe disease of the heart
حَاسِد
ḥāsid — an envierThis verse — active participle
مَحْسُود
maḥsūd — the one enviedPassive — the victim
إِذَا حَسَدَ — when he envies. Al-Sa'di: حَسَد becomes harmful when it is acted upon — when the envier wishes for the blessing to be removed or works to harm. Mere feelings of envy that one suppresses are not sinful — it is when they activate that the danger begins.
Source: تفسير السعدي · تفسير ابن كثير
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The Eye — Real and Confirmed
The Prophet: العَيْن حَق — the evil eye is real. Ibn Kathir: حَسَد includes the evil eye — when someone looks at a blessing with envy, harm can follow by Allah's permission. The remedy: recite this surah, say MashAllah, and seek refuge in Allah.
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The Oldest Sin
Al-Sa'di: ḥasad was the first sin on earth — Iblis envied Adam. And the first human murder was from ḥasad — Qabil envied Habil. The surah ends with the most ancient and most persistent source of human harm.
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The Antidote to Envy
Al-Sa'di: the antidote for the one being envied is تَوَكُّل (trust in Allah) and these two surahs. The antidote for the envier is شُكْر (gratitude) and remembering Allah's wisdom in His distribution of blessings. Gratitude kills envy at the root.
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ The oldest harm — and the last mentioned. Seek refuge from the eye that wishes your blessing away.
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Insights: تفسير السعدي · تفسير ابن كثير
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وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad
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When does حَسَد become harmful according to Al-Sa'di?