Avoid Envy and Suspicion

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أنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلَّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلَّمَ قالَ إيّاكم والظَّنَّ فإنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الحديثِ

The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 'Beware of suspicion, for suspicion is the most false of speech.'

وَلَا تَحَسَّسُوا

And do not look for others' faults,

وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا تَنَافَسُوا

And do not spy, and do not compete with each other,

وَلَا تَحَاسَدُوا

And do not envy one another,

وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا

And do not hate one another,

وَلَا تَدَابَرُوا وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا كَمَا أَمَرَكُمْ

And do not turn away from one another, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers as He commanded you.

المُسْلِمُ أَخُو المُسْلِمِ لَا يَظْلِمُهُ وَلَا يَخْذُلُهُ وَلَا يَحْقِرُهُ

A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim; he does not oppress him, nor does he abandon him or look down upon him.

التَّقْوَى هُهُنَا وَيُشِيرُ إِلَى صَدْرِهِ بِحَسْبِ امْرِئٍ مِنَ الشَّرِّ أَنْ يَحْقِرَ أَخَاهُ المُسْلِمَ

Taqwa is here, 'and he pointed to his chest.' It is enough of a sin for a person to belittle his Muslim brother.

كُلُّ المُسْلِمِ عَلَى المُسْلِمِ حَرَامٌ دَمُهُ وَعِرْضُهُ وَمَالُهُ

All of a Muslim is sacred to another Muslim: his blood, his honor, and his wealth.

إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَجْسَادِكُمْ وَلَا إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَلَكِنَّ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ

Indeed, Allah does not look at your bodies, nor at your appearances, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.

وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَا تَحَاسَدُوا وَلَا تَبَاغَضُوا وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا تَحَسَّسُوا وَلَا تَنَاجَشُوا وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللهِ إِخْوَانًا

And in a version: 'Do not envy, do not hate, do not spy, do not look for faults, do not artificially raise bids, and be, O servants of Allah, brothers.'