The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "Do not rejoice over the troubles of your brother, lest Allah might have mercy on him and involve you in this trouble."
[Tirmidhi]
Explanation : Rejoicing over anyone's trouble is indecent according to Islam. For a believer such behaviour would be utterly unacceptable. Such rejoicing indicates a substandard attitude and may earn displeasure of Allah (Swt). Moreover, Allah (Swt) may turn the situation around and place the person rejoicing in a similar situation.
A believer's conduct towards others -- Muslims or non-Muslims -- can be only one way : rejoice over others' happiness and feel sorrow when others are sad or troubled. That is a sublime teaching of Islam. The aspect of Muslim personality that is emphasized here also reinforces another general point. Islam is not merely a matter of form and legal codes.
For example, a person may offer Salaah most meticulously but may not strive to stay clear from indecency (faahisha) and vices (Munkar) . There is no legal code to prosecute such a person who simply does not benefit from the value system of Islam. Similarly, a Muslim is not subject to a penal code for rejoicing over other people's troubles. He cannot, however, avoid Allah's (Swt) judgememt on such conduct.
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