[A hidden affliction] One of the common hidden afflictions is that a person may be living in a blessing that Allah has bestowed upon him and chosen for him, yet he grows tired of it and hopes to move to something else, thinking out of ignorance that it would be better for him. Out of His mercy, Allah does not remove him from that blessing and excuses him for his ignorance and poor choice. But when he becomes fed up with the blessing, dissatisfied with it, and deeply weary of it, Allah takes it away from him. Then, when he moves to what he had desired and sees the difference between what he had and what he has now, his anxiety and regret intensify, and he longs to return to his former state.
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