The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that if Allah wills good for any of His believing servants, He afflicts him in himself and his property and family, as affliction makes a believer resort to Allah Almighty and turn to Him in supplication, which causes his sins to be eliminated and his rank elevated.

• The believer is subject to all kinds of afflictions.
• Affliction may signify Allah's love for His servant to raise his degree, elevate his rank, and expiate for his sin.
• The Hadīth urges us to be patient during disasters and avoid impatience.

1. Gida
2. The Creed
3. Belief in the Divine Decree and Fate
4. Issues of Divine Decree and Fate
5. Hadith

• When Allah wills good for a slave, He uses him before he dies
• If you spend the like of Uhud in gold, Allah will not accept it from you until you believe in predestination, and know that what has befallen you would not have missed you and what has missed you would not have befallen you. If you die on o...
• If you get news of the outbreak of a plague in a land, do not enter it, and if it breaks out in a land in which you are, do not leave it
• When Allah intends to take a slave in a (particular) land, He gives him a reason to go there