๐ In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful
๐️ If I could send a note to deluded narcissists
Who embellish their stories with obvious tales and fibs,
Expecting me to envy their tangled narratives,
I'd say "Please, don't inflate your pride with your false guesses.
I don't wish to be you. Quit assuming I'm "jealous".
~•~
Alhamdulillah. With Allah's gifts I'm contented.
I don't compare myself to those who are impious,
Insecure, discourteous, prone to feeling jealous
Of others or who truly can never be trusted.
Why should I envy fakes and actors with foul motives?
~•~
Please, your lies don't impress me. They're just ridiculous.
I smile when hearing you brag to remain courteous,
Nodding now and then like an empathic teacher does
When presumptuous students boast about their projects,
Desperate for praise even if they could be pathetic.
~•~
Narcissists tend to lie a lot to seem impressive,
And they want to know you're "jealous" so their depressive
Moods can dissipate when their ego gets inflated.
If I were jealous, I'd indulge in childish gossip,
Acting like a bully who's tactless and oppressive.
~•~
Jealousy is a feeling I don't wish to possess,
Specially if it shows that one is discontented
With the gifts which Allah the Most Wise chooses to give.
Fully content with my spouse whom Allah selected,
I'm not one bit jealous of any actor's marriage."
~•~
๐ Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance (atom's weight of kibr) in his heart will enter Paradise." A man said, “But a man likes to have nice clothes and nice shoes.” The Prophet Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, Allah is Beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance (kibr) is to disregard (or reject) the truth and to look down on the people."
Source: Sahih Muslim 91
Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Muslim
๐ Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "You must be truthful. Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and encourages honesty until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful person. And beware of falsehood. Verily, falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to the Hellfire. A man continues to tell lies and encourages falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar."
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5743
Sahih Muslim 2607
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim