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Envy consumes good deeds

إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْحَسَدَ، فَإِنَّ الْحَسَدَ يَأْكُلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ كَمَا تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ الْحَطَبَ

Iyyakum wa-l-hasad, fa-inna-l-hasada ya'kulu-l-hasanati kama ta'kulu-n-naru-l-hatab.

"Beware of envy. Envy consumes good deeds the way fire consumes wood."

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah. Sunan Abi Dawud 4903

A short reflection

An accountant's warning. The deeds keep being deposited; envy is the silent withdrawal. A heart at peace with others' blessings keeps its own.