Is there anything that will tell a person that his Lord is pleased with him?.


Praise be to Allaah.
 

Among the signs that the Lord is pleased with His slave is
that He guides him to do good deeds and avoid haraam things. This is
confirmed by the words of Allaah: 

“While as for those who accept guidance, He increases
their guidance and bestows on them their piety”

[Muhammad 47:17] 

“As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will
surely guide them to Our paths (i.e. Allaah’s religion — Islamic
Monotheism)”

[al-‘Ankaboot 29:69] 

But if a person is
hindered from doing good deeds and avoiding haraam things – we seek refuge
with Allaah – then that is a sign that Allaah is not pleased with him. 

Allaah has also explained in His Book that the sign of His
being pleased with His slave and of His guidance is that He opens his heart
to true guidance and true faith. And the sign of misguidance and being far
from the Straight Path is distress and constriction in the heart. Allaah
says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“And whomsoever Allaah wills to guide, He opens his breast
to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed
and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky. Thus Allaah puts the
wrath on those who believe not”

[al-An’aam 6:125] 

Ibn ‘Abbaas said, commenting on this verse: “And
whomsoever Allaah wills to guide…”: He opens his
heart to Tawheed and belief therein. 

Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 2/175 

Another sign of Allaah’s
love for His slave and His being pleased with him is that He makes him
beloved to His slaves. Al-Bukhaari (3209) and Muslim (2637) narrated from
Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “When Allaah loves a person, He calls out to Jibreel: ‘Allaah
loves So and so,’ so Jibreel loves him. Then Jibreel calls out to the people
of heaven, ‘Allaah loves So and so, so love him.’ So the people of heaven
love him and he finds acceptance on earth.” 

Al-Nawawi said: “and he finds acceptance on earth” means that
people love him and are pleased to see him, so their hearts incline towards
him. It says in another report: “and he finds love on earth.” 

And Allaah knows best.