Mashallah may Allah reward the Shaykh. Indeed i think he is of those people mentioned in this Hadith Inshallah:
Malik :: Book 51 : Hadith 51.5.15
Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If Allah
loves a slave, he says to Jibril, 'I
love so-and-so, so
love him,' so Jibril
loves him and then calls out to the people of heaven, 'Allah
loves so-and-so, so
love him,' and the people of heaven
love him, and then acceptance is placed in the Earth for him."