If a person wishes to be more knowledgeable than another scholar, is this envy?

Question : Al-Nawawi said that the one who is wronged by the envious person is the one who wishes to be more knowledgeable than another person, but does not wish for that. Is this correct?

Answer : No, that is not correct. This is not the way. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) wished that his son had spoken. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) presented the matter, he said: The Companions stood up and spoke, each one of them saying, "It is such and such, it is such and such, it is such and such." 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "It occurred to me that it was the palm tree, but I did not speak because I was the youngest in speech." When his father learned of this, he wished that he had spoken about it. So, a person wishing to be higher than others in knowledge, wealth, generosity, intelligence, mind, and memorization, this is not envy.