Schadenfreude (Rejoicing in the Misfortunes of Others)

The wise man does not criticise anyone or rejoice in his misfortune,even if it is his enemy. In Qafsah there was a man who was afflictedand he used to say things that made people laugh at him. I was presentone day in a place where there was a man who would take people'smeasurements. He started to take that m an's measurements and someof those who were present laughed and he got upset about it but didnot show it. By Allah, it was not long, I think it was half a month,before some problem or disease occurred in the head of the one whohad laughed at him and he beg an to say things like that man used to say,things that people with no reason would say, then he died following that. After I came to know about this, I never criticized anyone or rejoiced inhis misfortune, even if he was my enemy.