Book Name:Moasharay Ki Islah
Just like tale-telling, swearing and abusing is also a major evil from the increasing evils of our society. This also leads to evils, e.g. hatred for one another develops, fights and much more devastation appears. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Swearing at a Muslim is like throwing oneself into destruction.’(Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, pp. 311, Hadees 4263)
Likewise, jealousy is also a very bad habit, a sin and an act that damages the society. Jealousy is to wish that a blessing that someone has, is taken away from her and gained by me. (Buray Khatimay kay Asbab, pp. 13 summarised)
The entire life of a jealous person is spent burning in the fire of jealousy and suffocation. She does not attain peace and comfort. Jealousy consumes good deeds just as fire consumes wood.
Likewise, if arrogance is looked at, then it is also a means of earning the displeasure of Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, disapproval of the creation, humiliation and disgrace in the hereafter, deprivation of the mercy of the generous Lord and bounties of Paradise, and being deserving of Hellfire. Arrogance is to consider oneself superior and others as inferior. (Takabbur, pp. 16)
The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Whoever has arrogance equivalent to even a mustard seed in his heart will not enter Paradise.’(Muslim, pp. 61, Hadees 266)
Dear Islamic sisters, you have heard how the aforementioned evils are producing many wrongs in the society. Hence, whether a sin is small or big, wellbeing lies in avoiding it, as Sayyiduna Bilal Bin Sa’d رَضِىَ اللهُ عَـنْهُ says: Do not look at the smallness of the sin, rather, look at Who are you disobeying. (Az-Zawajir, vol. 1, pp. 27)