Hakeemul Ummat Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi ra said while commenting on the verse 13 of surah as-saff [:And (He will give you) another (blessing) which ye love: help from Allah and present victory. Give good tidings (O Muhammad) to believers], said;

“Seeking those wordly things by which one gets assistance in his religion is not blame worthy”.

Masail us Sulook min Kalam Malik ul Muluk, page 510, Idarae Islamiyat, Lahore