Mu’aawiyah Bin Abee Sufyan mentions one of the goals of the envious person
Mu’aawiyah Bin Abee Sufyaan (radiyallaahu-anhumaa) said: I am able to please all the people (in what is lawful) except the one who harbours envy towards a blessing (bestowed on a person) because he will never be pleased until that blessing ceases.
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[Source: Taareekh Baghdaad 59/200]