Envy is to wish that blessing of the one who is envied be removed, even if the one who envies does not receive the same blessing . The reason for this disease is the love of distinction and the hatred of being equal to everyone else. This is why when someone is blessed with a grace that makes him distinct everyone else the envious person is pained because of that distinction or because that person became equal to him. This pain will only disappear when the blessing of the one who is envied is removed. It is rare to find anyone safe from possessing some amount of envy in his heart, which is something that a person is not sinful for possessing but rather sin is only earned upon wishing for the removal of the blessings bestowed upon his Muslim brethren.
Know that envy causes insomnia malnutrition paleness, mood swings and continuous depression...........
Know that envy only occurs in regards to worldly matters as you will not find people envying those who pray at night or those who frequently fast, neither do they envy scholars for their knowledge rather they envy those who have fame
The cure for this disease is to know first that what Allah has predestined will happen, trying to change what is predestined is impossible, the One who divided the sustenance between people is Judicious and Wise. He is the Possessor; He gives and He takes, for He created the universe and all that it contains.
It is as if the one who envies opposes the will of the Giver, may he be exalted. A wise man said
Say to the one who envies me
Do you know who you are misbehaving against?'
You are misbehaving against Allah in what He gave
because you are not pleased with what He gave me
So He recompensed me for what you did and that is by
Increasing me (in blessings)
and shutting the doors of earning (a livelihood) in your face'
Also the one who envied did not take from the livelihood of the one who envied him nor did he take anything from his hand. Therefore, when an envier wishes someone's blessing be removed it is merely an obvious injustice.
The one who envies should look to the state of the one he envies; if what he has is from worldly matters only, then he should rightfully be pitied and not envied, because what he possess is probably against him not for him, for the surplus of worldly matters is nothing other than trouble.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said in his book Amraad al-Quloob (diseases of the heart):
“Whoever find in himself any hasad towards another has to try to neutralize it by means of taqwa(piety, consciousness of Allaah) and sabr (patience). So he should hate that (the feeling of hasad) in himself… But the one who does wrong to his brother by word or deed will be punished for that. The one who fears Allaah and is patient, however, is not included among the wrongdoers, and Allaah will benefit him by his taqwa.”
Allaah enjoined His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to seek refuge with Him from the evil of the envier when he envies. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
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