الْخُطْوَةُ عِنْدَ الْخَالِقِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا لَدَيْهِ الْخُطْوَةُ عِنْدَ الْمَخْلُوقِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ عَمَّا فِي يَدَيْهِ

Favour is gained in the sight of the Creator by yearning for that which is with Him; favour is gained with the creatures by turning away from what they possess

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إِنَّكُمْ إِنْ رَجَوْتُمُ اللَّهَ بَلَغْتُمْ آمَالَكُمْ وَإِنْ رَجَوْتُمْ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ خَابَتْ أَمَانِيُّكُمْ وَآمَالُكُمْ

Verily, if you have hope in Allah you will attain your hopes, but if you have hope in other than Allah then your hopes and aspirations will be frustrated

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دَعَاكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ سُبْحَانَهُ فَنَفَرْتُمْ وَوَلَّيْتُمْ وَدَعَاكُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ وَأَقْبَلْتُمْ

Your Lord, the Glorified, called you but you turned away and fled, and Satan called you so you responded and drew closer [to him]

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مَنْ أَكْثَرَ مَسْأَلَةَ النَّاسِ ذَلَّ

One who increases his requests from people is humiliated

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مَنْ صَانَ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ الْمَسَائِلِ جَلَّ

Whoever protects himself from asking others becomes exalted

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مَنْ سَأَلَ غَيْرَ اللَّهِ اسْتَحَقَّ الْحِرْمَانَ

Whoever asks [from] other than Allah deserves to be deprived

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

لَا تَسْأَلُوا إِلَّا اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ أَعْطَاكُمْ أَكْرَمَكُمْ وَإِنْ مَنَعَكُمْ خَارَ لَكُمْ

Do not ask [from anyone] other than Allah, the Glorified, for indeed if He grants [your wishes to] you, He honours you [at the same time] and if He withholds from you, He does it for your own welfare [and benefit]

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