At- Tabarani narrated from a hadith of Anas that the Prophet SAW said,

“Allah says, ‘there are some of my slaves whose Iman will never be right except through poverty, and if I were to be expansive toward them, it would ruin them.

There are some of My slaves whose Iman will never be right except through wealth, and if I were to impoverish them it would ruin them.

There are some of my slaves whose Iman will never be right except in good health and if I were to make them ill it would ruin them.

There are some of my slaves whose Iman would never be right except through illness, and if I were to make them healthy it would ruin them.

There are some of My slaves who seek to enter a door of worship and I prevent them from that so that conceit doesn’t enter them.

I manage the affairs of my slaves by My knowledge of what is in their hearts. I am all- knowing, All-Aware.”

To a Lord that knows us better than we know what is good enough for ourselves. We cannot see the outcome, we can only see the horizon in front of us, his withholding is never a punishment, but for subtle good, this subtle good, is not small at all, it is transformative in the grand scheme of your life. A lord filled with mercy and love of His slaves. If you feel you are working hard and not receiving the fruits of your labour, know the fruits are coming in a different form. Our hands are rough, and our spirits are tired, and yet there is much glory and mercy in this, that we are not aware of. Allah is all-Aware all Subtle.