It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abi Laila that he says Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to Hazrat Musleh bin Makhlad while he was the governor of Egypt. "Amma ba'd! Indeed, when a servant performs an act of obedience to Allah, Allah loves him. And when Allah loves him, He grants him love among His creation. And when Allah dislikes a servant, He makes him disliked among His creation."