Question
What is the status of a person who is envious and jealous of another person? He falsely accuses people, yet he goes for Umrah, Hajj and gives abundant charity. He lives a life of absolute luxury.
Answer
It is not proper to confuse a man's good deeds with his sins. His good deeds should not be criticized on account of his sins. Surely, you too have a good stock of sins, including skeletons in the cupboard and cans of worms. What constrained you to introduce his Umrah, Haj and charity into your question? What relationship is there between his ibaadat and his sins. Have you understood perhaps that it is not valid for an envious person to perform Hajj or give charity? Should he not perform Salaat nor make tilaawat of the Qur'aan on account of his jealousy?
Generally people who seek to detract from a man's ibaadat by citing his sins are themselves afflicted with the maladies of pride and envy. And, what has his life of luxury to do with his envy. His envy and making false accusantions are separate acts of sin just as your acts of sin. You are not sinless. His status is the same as your staus. He is a sinful Muslim because of his sins, and you and us are sinful Muslims because of our sins. There is no difference. This style of question is the effect of moral corruption.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 02
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- 4
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