Spark user verification

PasswordController.php

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;

use Laravel\Spark\Spark;
use Illuminate\Support\Str;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Laravel\Spark\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Password;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\ResetsPasswords;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\SendsPasswordResetEmails;
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
use App\User;

class PasswordController extends Controller
{
    use SendsPasswordResetEmails, ResetsPasswords {
        SendsPasswordResetEmails::broker insteadof ResetsPasswords;
    }

    /**
     * Create a new password controller instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->middleware('guest');
        $this->middleware('throttle:3,1')->only('sendResetLinkEmail', 'reset');
        $this->redirectTo = Spark::afterLoginRedirect();
    }

    /**
     * Send a reset link to the given user.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Http\Request  $request
     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
     */
    public function sendResetLinkEmail(Request $request)
    {
        $this->validate($request, ['email' => 'required|email']);

        $request->request->add(['verified' => 1]);
        $array = $request->only(['email','verified']);
        $user = User::where($array)->first();
        if ($user) {
            // We will send the password reset link to this user. Once we have attempted
            // to send the link, we will examine the response then see the message we
            // need to show to the user. Finally, we'll send out a proper response.
            $response = $this->broker()->sendResetLink(
                $request->only('email')
            );

            return $response == Password::RESET_LINK_SENT
                    ? $this->sendResetLinkResponse($response)
                    : $this->sendResetLinkFailedResponse($request, $response);
        } else {
            $response = 'You need to verify your account before you can change your password. Please follow the instructions sent to your email address! If you cannot find it please check your \'Junk\' folder.';
            return $response = $this->sendResetLinkFailedResponse($request, $response);
        }
    }
}