What is the ruling on one who finds the trait of envy in himself but calls upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to remove this trait from him?

The questioner : He says: What is the ruling on one who finds the trait of envy and not loving good for people in himself, but he calls upon Allah to remove this trait from him?

The Shaykh : May Allah protect us from it!

The questioner : Are there other methods that help this person?

The Shaykh : We do not know of anything in this matter other than what the questioner himself mentioned, but let him call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) with a humble and sincere heart, so that perhaps Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will respond to him. The Messenger (peace be upon him) says in some hadiths, and it is likely one of the authentic hadiths, for my memory is not currently recalling its status: ; that is: leave your envy in your heart, and do not let this envy lead you to aggression and transgression against the one you envy; for such envy means its burden is very light on its owner. So he has two paths before him:
The first path is what he indicated, which is to call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in the manner we described.
The second path is that he should strive against his self so that he does not transgress against the one he envies because of his envy.
And among this is what we discussed today with some of our brothers, that Zayd among the people has a book containing beneficial knowledge, so so-and-so asked for it, but he refused to give it to him, not because he fears it will become difficult for him or that he will tear it, but out of envy. This envy is what involves transgression and aggression, and it involves preventing good from his Muslim brother. So whoever feels something of this envy, let him strive against his desires and let him give such a book to this seeker of it so that he may gain understanding from it.
Yes.