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Imam ShaꜤrānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

Servitude necessitates a slave remaining pleased in every state with what Allah has decreed. He should never let his heart fall prey to ill-thoughts. He should not desire more than that which Allah has granted, as Allah knows what is best to an infinitely greater degree.

Allah declares:

وَ عَسٰۤی اَنۡ تَکۡرَہُوۡا شَیۡئًا وَّ ہُوَ خَیۡرٌ لَّکُمۡ ۚ وَ عَسٰۤی اَنۡ تُحِبُّوۡا شَیۡئًا وَّ ہُوَ شَرٌّ لَّکُمۡ ؕ وَ اللّٰہُ یَعۡلَمُ وَ اَنۡتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ (۲۱۶)

And it is likely that you dislike a thing which is (actually) better for you; and it is likely that you like a thing which is (actually) bad for you; and Allah knows, and you know not.^{^[1]}

Imam ShaꜤrānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه further explains:

We thus learn an important point. Whatever Allah has granted and whatever state He has placed a person in; if an individual was to seek something other or more than this, it is as though he claims to know more than Allah. This suffices in proving someone as ignorant.^{^[2]}

اَلْاَمان والحفیظ O those who love Allah’s Messenger! Let’s think this over. If we do not remain pleased with the decree of Allah, that which He has bestowed us with, and the state He has kept us in, then look at the far-reaching implications! It is as though a person is claiming he has more knowledge than Allah, whereas this is impossible. His knowledge is

[1] Al-Quran, 2:216, Translation from Kanz al-Īmān

[2] Anwār al-Qudsiyyah fī bayan adab al-ʿUbudiyyah, p. 30

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