Allāh tries people with one another in this Dunyā, the ones who observe greater patience and forbearance with others see the finest outcomes: ﴾And We have made some of you as trial for others: will you have patience?!﴿ al-Furqān:20 ʿAbdul ʿAzīz aṭ-Ṭarīfī…
When you’ve been asking Allāh for something for quite a long time and due to a ḥikmah (wisdom) that only Allāh knows, your request has been delayed. Then when you see another be given a similar blessing — one that you have been pining for and praying for, it might be natural for a person to feel a burn in their heart. A bitterness. A jolt of sadness, mixed with jealousy and envy (perhaps?). Some might go to the extent…