Someone less capable was promoted over me
On envy that arrives before you have decided to feel it.
لا حَسَدَ إلَّا في اثنَتَينِ: رَجُلٌ آتاه اللهُ مالًا، فسَلَّطَه على هَلَكَتِه في الحَقِّ، وآخَرُ آتاه اللهُ حِكمةً فهو يَقضي بها ويُعَلِّمُها
“There is no envy except in two: a man to whom Allah gave wealth and empowered him to spend it up in what is right, and another to whom Allah gave wisdom, so he judges by it and teaches it.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review
Sahih al-Bukhari 7141
Narrator : Abdullah ibn Mas'udGraded by : al-BukhariSource :
Noticing the unfairness is not envy. Envy is wanting it removed from them rather than given to you, and the difference shows up in what you say about them when they are not there.
What to doSay one true good thing about them out loud this week. Notice how hard it is.
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My boss wronged me and I said nothing
On speaking up late, and on what it costs to carry a grievance quietly.
My work feels pointless
On labour that pays and does not satisfy, and where meaning is actually located.
Someone keeps asking me for money
What to do when the asking never stops, and what the Prophet ﷺ told a man who came to him for help.