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The Foundation and causes of evil, bad deeds, misdeeds, sin and deviation.

 Al-Hasan al-Basri [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:


“The foundation of evil lies in three:


➊ Envy.

➋ Covetousness.

➌ Loving the ephemeral and lowly aspects of the worldly-Life.


And its subsidiary branches are six:


➊ Love of excess sleep.

➋ Love of over filling oneself with food.

➌ Love of being too relaxed.

➍ Love of leadership.

➎ Love of being praised.

➏ Love of boasting [being haughty].”


Kitāb al-‘Iqd ul-Fareed, 2/151 | Ibn ‘Abd Rabbih al-Abdalūsi [may Allāh have mercy on him]

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