In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy
Imaam Ibnul Qayyim (rahimahullaah) said that Shaqeeq Ibn Ibraaheem (rahimahullaah) said:
The door of (success and wellbeing granted by Allaah in this life and the next) has been closed against the creation in six things:
[1]Their pre-occupation with the blessings of (Allaah), whilst being unthankful; [2]Their desire for knowledge, whilst they abandon action; [3]They rush towards sin, whilst delaying repentance; [4]They are (given) prestige in accompanying the righteous people, whilst they abandon following their deeds; [5] The worldly life elapses on them, whilst they seek after, [6] and the afterlife is approaching them, whilst they turn away from it.
I say: The basis of this is a lack of fervent desire, lack of fear (of Allaah), weakness in certainty and short-sightedness, humiliation and lowliness of the soul, and exchanging that which is better for that which is lower; otherwise, if the soul were noble and exalted, it would not have been pleased with something lower.
[Al-Fawaa-id: page: 255]
Translated by: abu Mu-aawiyyah (Abdullaah al-gambi)