Hasad (A Condemnation of Envy and Envious People)

Description

An envious person and a person possessing the evil eye are similar in one respect, but differ in another. They both generate evil within their souls and then aim it at their intended targets. So how do they differ?
The soul of the evil eye spawns its poison in the presence or absence of their object. Secondly, the evil eye can afflict an animal, inanimate object, money or the possessions of someone the envier does not envy.
Moreover, if the carrier of the eye has done little to try and remove envy from their soul, their envy will revert back to them. Without a doubt, whenever this individual fixes their eyes on something, their look is a glaring glance of admiration, filled with their soul’s ill-will intended to afflict the envied. Allah said:
“And verily, those who disbelieve would almost make you slip with their eyes through hatred when they hear the Reminder…” Al-Qalam: 51