[Machine] "It was mentioned that there was a man among those who came before you who worshipped for a long time, then he sought something from Allah and he fasted for Allah seventy Sabbaths. He would eat on each Sabbath one fruit out of twelve, seeking his need from Allah, but he was not given it. When that was over and he was not given it, he blamed himself and said, 'Those who came before me were given what they sought, but it was not given to me, although there is goodness in me.' Then an angel from Allah came to him and said, 'O son of Adam, your action that you blamed yourself for and in which you found goodness is better for you than your worship. Allah has given you what you sought.'"
أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِيمَنْ قَبْلَكُمْ رَجُلٌ تَعَبَّدَ زَمَانًا ثُمَّ طَلَبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ ﷻ حَاجَةً وَصَامَ لِلَّهِ سَبْعِينَ سَبْتًا؛ يَأْكُلُ كُلَّ سَبْتٍ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ ثَمْرَةً يَطْلُبُ حَاجَتَهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ فَلَمْ يُعْطِهَا فَلَمَّا مَضَى ذَلِكَ وَلَمْ يُعْطِهَا أَقْبَلَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ مِنْ قِبَلِكَ أُتِيتَ لَوْ كَانَ فِيكَ خَيْرٌ أُعْطِيتَ حَاجَتَكَ وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِيكَ خَيْرٌ فَنَزَلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ مِنْ سَاعَتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ إِنَّ سَاعَتَكَ هَذِهِ الَّتِي أَزْرَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ قَدْ أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ حَاجَتَكَ