The state of darkness, narrowness, tension and constriction that appears in one’s heart due to this vice [Envy] is not likely to occur in other moral vices. In any case, the person possessing this vicious trait suffers torments in this life, then the oppressive darkness and constriction in the grave, and will ultimately be helpless…
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Envy destroys faith in the same way as fire…
Envy destroys faith in the same way as fire burns up wood. Therefore, there does not exist any doubt about the danger of this vice, which wrests from man his faith, the source of his salvation in the Hereafter and the life and vigor of his heart, and reduces him into a helpless wretch. SOURCE:…
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The heart becomes grieved and depressed…
“The heart becomes grieved and depressed, the chest narrow and suffocated, and the face grim and frowning. This state extinguishes the light of faith and deadens the human heart. The more it gains in strength, the more it diminishes the brightness of faith. All the inward and outward attributes of faith are negated by the…
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The spiritual light and the divine spark…
The spiritual light and the divine spark, which makes the human heart greater than anything else in the world does not go along with the darkness and narrowness, caused in it by this grievous vice [Hasad]. This hideous quality makes the human heart so narrow and dejected that its effects become apparent throughout the realm…
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Envy itself is one of the deadliest diseases…
Envy itself is one of the deadliest diseases of the heart. The mortal diseases of the heart, like pride and other vices, though each is a mortal sin in itself, produces additional vices each of which is fatal independently. SOURCE: FORTY HADITH | IMAM KHOMEINI (R)
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