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PUNISHMENT IN THIS WORLD AND THE HEREAFTER

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“When Allah wants good for His worshiper He hastens his punishment in this world, and if He wants evil for him He withholds (his punishment) until He fulfills it on the Day of Resurrection.”

“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, also said, 'The greatness of the recompense is relevant to the greatness of the trial, and when Allah, the Exalted, loves a person, He tries him. For whosoever accepts his punishment with forbearance is His (Allah’s) Pleasure, as for he who is displeased with it, there is His (Allah’s) Anger.”

Tirmidhi with a chain up to Anas who related that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, said this.