How can jealousy be combated?

Jealousy is the result of lack of affection. Thus affection needs to be developed in order to fight jealousy. Nabi (Sallallaahu Alaihi Wasallam) recommended us to make it a habit to make Salaam in order to develop affection. Similarly, jealousy can be combated by making it a habit to offer gifts and presents to the person whom one is jealous of. Jealousy is a fire in which a person burns continuously for a life time. And if one does not keep it under control or if one does not extinguish it, it can harm an entire society at all levels.

[English version of "Couma combatte la jalousie?" – Al Jamiat – Vol.3 No.10]