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We shall now allude to the major evils, which are enkindled by debate. Of these
we may enumerate the following.
One is envy. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “As fire
consumes wood so does envy consume goods deeds.” The debater persists in
envy because at times he overcomes his adversary and at other times he himself
is overcome; at times his words are praised and at other times those of his
opponent are applauded; and as long as there remains in all the world one
known among men for his versatile knowledge and regarded by them more
learned than the debater and endowed with keener insight, the debater will
inevitably envy him and wish that the favors and admiration, which that man
enjoys might accrue to him instead.
Envy is a consuming fire; its victim is subject to torment in this world while in the
world to come his tortures will be more intense and painful. For this reason Ibn
Abbas said: “Take knowledge wherever you may find it, but accept not the
We shall now allude to the major evils, which are enkindled by debate. Of these
we may enumerate the following.
One is envy. The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said: “As fire
consumes wood so does envy consume goods deeds.” The debater persists in
envy because at times he overcomes his adversary and at other times he himself
is overcome; at times his words are praised and at other times those of his
opponent are applauded; and as long as there remains in all the world one
known among men for his versatile knowledge and regarded by them more
learned than the debater and endowed with keener insight, the debater will
inevitably envy him and wish that the favors and admiration, which that man
enjoys might accrue to him instead.
Envy is a consuming fire; its victim is subject to torment in this world while in the
world to come his tortures will be more intense and painful. For this reason Ibn
Abbas said: “Take knowledge wherever you may find it, but accept not the