Suppose we plead to Allah to grant us a house...

Suppose we plead to Allah to grant us a house, but Allah sees it is not in our best interest that He should grant us a house; what, then, should one do? Will He invalidate our plea? No, He gives us more than what we ask for. For example, He tells the angel to increase one’s lifespan a few years, while this wretch imagines that his plea was not answered and that his efforts were fruitless because he does not know that Allah granted him more than what he had asked for.

He does not understand this matter. We must think well of Allah, and our glasses must be wide and clear. The Ziyara Ayatullah Bahjat met a crowd of those who perform the ziyara of the sacred shrine of Imam al-Riďa (as), and in this gathering he delivered a statement in which talked about…