علامة محبته لك

Abū al-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

If He withholds from you what you love, and instead turns you toward what He loves, then that is a sign of His love for you.

Its meaning:

That God not giving you—O servant—what you want is due to the limitation of your wisdom in perceiving where your true benefit lies. And His redirecting you and granting you what He loves for you comes from the perfection of His wisdom and His knowledge of what is best for you, O servant. This is the clearest proof of His care for you and His guardianship over you, and He does this only out of His love for you.

 أبو الحسن الشاذلي رضي الله عنه :

إذا منعك ما تحب ؛ وردك إلى ما يحب ، فهو علامة محبته لك

معناه : أن عدم إعطآئه لك أيها العبد ما تريد لقصور حكمتك عن إدراك ما فيه مصلحتك ، وردك وأعطاك ما يحب هو لكمال حكمته في علمه بما يصلحك أيها العبد ، فهذا أدل دليل على عنايته بك ورعايته لك ، وما فعل هذا إلا لحبه لك