Mentioning the benefits of faith in divine decree and destiny.

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The Shaykh : Know that if you believe in this, you will attain many benefits. Among them is that this faith brings you complete tranquility. Pay attention: if you believe that calamities are decreed and written by Allah, this faith brings you complete tranquility, because you know that it is written, and whatever Allah has written must occur according to what He wrote, no matter how much you or the community try; it cannot be changed from what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has written. For this reason, among the wills of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was that he said:

Know that if the entire creation were to gather together to do something to benefit you- you would never get any benefit except that Allah had written for you. And if they were to gather to do something to harm you- you would never be harmed except that Allah had written for you.

واعلم أن الأمة لو اجتمعوا على أن ينفعوك بشيء لم ينفعوك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله لك ولو اجتمعوا على أن يضروك بشيء لم يضروك إلا بشيء قد كتبه الله عليك

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2516Hasan (Darussalam)

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