Envy
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1) What is the Arabic word for envy?
hasan
hasad
haram
hagar
salaam
ghulu
khul
2) The Quran commands us to seek ____ from the evil of one who commits envy.
revenge
equity
solitude
recompense
refuge
3) Envy is
makruh (hated)
haram (prohibited)
mubah (allowed)
fard (obligatory)
mandub (recommended)
wajib (compulsory)
4) Name the four pillars of Kufr (Disbelief)
arrogance; envy; anger; vain desire
anger; hypocrisy; envy; apathy
ignorance; envy; vain desire; lying
5) Muhammad (pbuh) said - Avoid envy, for it destroys good deeds as ___ destroys ____. (Abu Dawud)
water; fire
food; hunger
light; darkness
fire; wood
6) According to a narration related by both Bukhari and Muslim, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that envy is allowed in only these two situations
1. Poor, hungry person who envies the glutton, 2. One who is hafiz
1. Rich person who envies the simple life of the poor, 2. The righteous leader
1. Wealthy person spending night and day, 2. One reciting Quran night and day
7) The type of permissible envy is called ____, and is the desire to be like or to have similar halal blessing without desiring for the removal of this blessing from others.
Ghulu
Gusul
Ghibtah
Fiqh
Ghaib
Iblis
Iman
8) ____ killed ____ out of envy. (See Quran ch 5 v 27)
Habil killed Qabil
Isaac killed Ishmael
Iblis killed Habil
A pauper killed Abu Bakr
Umar killed his wife
Qabil killed Habil
Dawud killed Goliath
9) Which of the following is NOT a requirement/means for repentance from envy?
sincerity and giving charity
contentment and complete faith in his Lord
reciting Quran and having an understanding of it
remembering the punishment upon those that harm Muslims
saying Allahu Akbar 30 times and then blowing in ones hands
supplication to seek forgiveness
spread the greeting of peace
10) TRUE or FALSE? Competition is permissible in Islam (see Quran ch 83 v26)
False
True
11) TRUE OR FALSE? The evil eye is real.
False
Scholars disagree
True