How do we combine asceticism in this world with displaying the blessings of Allah upon a servant?

Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: I testify to Allah the Exalted that I love you for the sake of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: How do we combine this hadith with asceticism? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Loving for the sake of Allah is something Allah the Mighty and Majestic has prescribed. We say, “I love you for the sake of Allah,” but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among them are two men who love each other for the sake of Allah; they meet for it and part for it. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: “My love becomes obligatory for those who love each other for My sake, who meet each other for My sake, who sit together for My sake, and who visit each other on earth for My sake.” Asceticism does not prevent displaying the blessing. Asceticism means not being attached to this world and not preferring it over the Hereafter. It means leaving behind the good things. Allah the Exalted said: “O apostles, eat of the good things.” This is the greatest form of asceticism: “O apostles, eat of the good things and do good.” So asceticism means leaving doubtful matters, leaving what Allah has forbidden you, leaving boasting, and leaving whatever distracts you from the Hereafter, while doing what Allah has permitted you. It also means displaying Allah’s blessing upon you in your clothing, your food, and your drink, for Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty. So you must display Allah’s blessing, do as much good as you can, help in good, spend in the causes of good, wear clothes like those of your peers, and eat food like that of your peers. And with all this, you are an ascetic regarding evil, an ascetic regarding what Allah has forbidden, and an ascetic regarding doubtful matters.