al-Saqatī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. As the imam slept, Sarī al-Saqatī appeared, woke him up, and explained how he had seen himself as though he was standing before Allah, Who then declared:

O Sarī! I made everything that exists, and it all claimed to love Me. 9 parts of creation ran towards the world when I made it, whilst 1 part remained. When I made Paradise, 9 parts of the remaining 1 ran towards it. When I caused an atom-sized affliction to fall upon the remaining group, yet another 9 parts of them proceeded to flee.  

I asked those who stayed, “You do not long for the world, nor ask for Paradise, nor run away when tested. What is it you want in the end? What is your goal?”

They replied, “You are our goal. We will never stop loving You, even if you cause calamites to descend upon us.”

I announced, “I shall make you experiences tests and calamities, the likes of which cannot be withstood even by mountains. Will you be patient when they take place?”

They responded by saying, “When it is You who tests us, then test us however You will!”

Allah then told me, “O Sarī! These are My true and beloved slaves.”^[1]

Dear Islamic brothers! This narration teaches us how Allah’s slaves are pleased with whatever He wills for them. They remain nothing but patient and thankful in every situation, and never complain.

These are Allah’s true slaves and servants. This is something we all can implement. To love Allah more, we should build a habit of being patient