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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.

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Contentment with Allah's decree, even if the soul dislikes it.

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That which the human soul may dislike.

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It is either a divinely legislated matter or a predestined decree.

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So the believers should know that whatever Allah wills for them, whether by legislation or decree,

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is better for them than if it were not to befall them.

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It is a kindness to them and a favor bestowed upon them.

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For Allah, Glorified is He, is All-Knowing, All-Aware.

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And He is the Most Just of judges and the Most Merciful of the merciful.

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Among what Allah has legislated for the believers, which they may dislike or some of them may dislike,

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is striving in the cause of Allah.

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Allah, the Almighty, says:

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“Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216)

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“Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216)

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“Warfare is ordained for you, though it is hateful unto you; but it may happen that ye hate a thing which is good for you, and it may happen that ye love a thing which is bad for you. Allah knoweth, ye know not.” (2:216)

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"And Allah knows, while you know not."

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And from Allah comes a response.

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The point is that what you dislike of the hardship of striving

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brings about good for you,

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as you will be victorious, gain spoils, and be rewarded,

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and the truth will be manifest and supported,

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and falsehood and its party will be vanquished.

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And whoever is killed among you is a martyr.

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Conversely, what you love, such as ease and abandoning combat,

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brings about evil for you in that you will be defeated and humiliated,

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and your cause will perish.

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Contentment with the divine law and submission to it is obligatory.

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Faith is not complete without it.

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And the believer has no choice in it.

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Allah, the Almighty, says:

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“And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36)

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“And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36)

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“And it becometh not a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His messenger have decided an affair (for them), that they should (after that) claim any say in their affair; and whoso is rebellious to Allah and His messenger, he verily goeth astray in error manifest.” (33:36)

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As for natural aversion,

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accompanied by the heart's submission and yielding to the command,

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the person is not held accountable for it.

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And among what Allah may decree for a believer which he dislikes

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is marrying a woman from whom he perceives something he dislikes.

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Allah, the Almighty, says in this regard:

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"And live with them in kindness."

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"But if you dislike them, perhaps you dislike a thing

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“O ye who believe! It is not lawful for you forcibly to inherit the women (of your deceased kinsmen), nor (that) ye should put constraint upon them that ye may take away a part of that which ye have given them, unless they be guilty of flagrant lewdness. But consort with them in kindness, for if ye hate them it may happen that ye hate a thing wherein Allah hath placed much good.” (4:19)

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He said: "Perhaps you dislike a thing,"

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and He did not say: "Perhaps you dislike a woman."

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This is a generalization that guides us to a general principle

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that applies in all matters,

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specifically concerning women.

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This principle

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is that some of what a person dislikes

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may contain good for him.

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The intelligent ones know and have experienced the truth of this in life.

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The Noble Qur'an guides the human soul to believe

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and submit in matters of the unseen and hidden,

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after exerting all possible effort in the realm of observable action.