1531 - ما قَضاهُ اللَّهُ لِلمُؤمِنِ فَهُوَ خَيرٌ

1531. WHATEVER ALLAH DECREES FOR A BELIEVER IS GOOD

5258.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : في كلِّ قَضاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجلَّ خِيَرَةٌ (خَيرٌ) للمؤمنِ .¹

5258. The Prophet (AS) said, 'In every decree of Allah's, Mighty and Exalted, there is good for the believer.' ²

5259.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : عَجِبتُ للمَرءِ المُسلمِ لا يَقضي اللَّهُ عَزَّوجلَّ لَهُ قَضاءً إلّا كانَ خَيراً لَهُ ، وإن قُرِضَ بالمَقاريضِ كانَ خَيراً لَهُ ، وإن مَلَكَ مَشارِقَ الأرضِ ومَغارِبَها كانَ خَيراً لَهُ .³

5259.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'How wonderful for a Muslim that Allah does not ordain a fate for him unless it is good for him, even if he was to be cut with scissors it would be for his benefit, and even if he was to own the east side of the world and the west, it would be for his good.' ⁴

5260.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما قَضَى اللَّهُ لمؤمنٍ قَضاءً فَرَضِيَ بهِ إلّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الخِيَرَةَ فيما يَقضي.⁵

5260.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Any fate that Allah decrees for a believer which he is pleased with, Allah will place good in what He decreed.' ⁶

(اُنظر) البلاء : باب 272 .

(See also: THE ORDEAL, section 272)