Rabia Basri
Sufi Quotes 12

She asked in her private prayer, “O my Lord, will you burn in the Fire a heart that holds love for you?” The caller answered, “We will never do such a thing. Do not think so poorly of Us.”
She asked in her private prayer, “O my Lord, will you burn in the Fire a heart that holds love for you?” The caller answered, “We will never do such a thing. Do not think so poorly of Us.”

When asked about some worldly thing she wanted to have, she replied: “I am ashamed to ask for a thing of this world from Him to whom this world belongs; how can I ask for it from those to whom it does not belong.
When asked about some worldly thing she wanted to have, she replied: “I am ashamed to ask for a thing of this world from Him to whom this world belongs; how can I ask for it from those to whom it does not belong.