Living one’s destiny is a source of peace and comfort for believers

The way that Muslims encounter various difficulties and troubles in
their daily lives is botha test and also a means of happiness in
contrast with the life of Paradise they hope to enjoy in the
Hereafter. It is a source of pleasure coming from contrastingtrouble
with ease, comfort and well-being. It is a blessing from the
Compassionate, that increases believers' respect and love for
suchpeople in this world, that allows them to take them as role models
and that causes them to havea positive influence on others, and that
has many benefits and beauties.
The way that a person may sometimes imagine or forget that a trivial
seeming matter is outside the destiny, compassion and knowledge of
Allah, as a result of the whispering of the satan, is a disease.The
believer must be careful to receive treatment for this malady and must
avoid falling into the clutches of this terrible disease.
For example, there is wisdom and goodness inall events such as missing
a programme one really wanted to watch or forgetting to order
something one wanted. Some people can see this in full clarity,while
others cannot see it at all, or only very little. One may miss a
programme, but one thus gains time for wise and auspicious reflection.
That reflection may result in alifetime strengthening of wisdom.
Alternatively,one may recite the names of Allah during that time and
thus gain more goodness than onewould from the television. When one
forgets to buy something to eat that may mean one avoids being made
sick by it. Someone with high blood pressure who forgets to buy any
cheese will find his blood pressure returning to normal as a result of
abstaining fromeating it. He benefits by submitting and wins Allah's
approval. In addition, proper resignation to destiny brings the
believer peace and love. And if the cheese he would have bought is
infected, then he avoids being poisoned by it.
There are a great many similar examples of this in people's daily
lives. It is therefore of great importance to have a sound
understanding of this and never forget it for a moment. Everything
that befalls one, great or small, is part of one's destiny. Believers
must always beon their guard against the whispering of the satan to
the effect that "these have nothing to do with destiny." Fully
understanding this and never forgetting it for a moment, looking for
the wisdom and goodness inall events and regarding everything that
happensas part of Allah's wondrous plan is a greatblessing both in
this world and for the Hereafter. For the believer, this truth leads
to reason and free will, peace and comfort.