Thus, whoever praises jealousy in this specialized sense without qualification is mistaken, and whoever condemns it without qualification is also mistaken. The correct approach is to praise whatever Allah and His Messenger have praised and condemn whatever Allah and His Messenger have condemned. This confusion frequently occurs among those following the spiritual path, concerning this disposition and others, for truth becomes mingled with falsehood. For this reason, many people reject such a path because it mingles truth with falsehood, while others exalt it because of the truth it contains. The correct approach is to distinguish between the two.

“And he to whom Allah has not granted light—for him there is no light.”
Surah al-Nūr, 40

Section concerning what the teacher Abū al-Qāsim al-Qushayrī related in the chapter on contentment from Shaykh Abū Sulaymān al-Dārānī, may Allah have mercy on him, who said:

“Contentment is that you neither ask Allah for Paradise nor seek refuge in Him from the Fire.”