HASAD(حسد), RIGHT OF ALLAH (HUQOOQ ALLAH) OR RIGHT OF PEOPLE (HUQOOQ-UL- IBAD)?

As has been mentioned in several earlier posts that it is easy to do Taubah (repentance) for sins that belong to the category of Rights of Allah (Huqooq-Allah), as if one asks for forgiveness sincerely and stops doing that sin those would be wiped off from his account. However, the mater of violation of rights of human beings (Huqooq-al-Iba'd) is much more serious, as Allah Ta'alah does not forgive Huqooq-al-Ibad until the person whose rights were violated forgives the perpetrator.

Regarding Hasad (حسد) (jealousy), as long as the person doing Hasad does not do anything under its influence, like doing Gheebat (غیبت) (backbiting) of the person he is jealous of, or trying to harm him in some way, until such time this degree of Hasad remains a right of Allah, and if that person asks for forgiveness sincerely his sin would be forgiven without having to ask the other person for forgiveness. However, if as a result of Hasad he does Gheebat of the other person, or takes some steps to harm him, then this degree of Hasad would enter the realm of rights of human beings (Huqooq al-Iba'ad) and Allah Ta'alah would not forgive it until the person, whose rights have been violated, has done so.

Adapted from the talk "Hasad, a major sin" by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani DB