Words to ponder

The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) once said:

"And know that what has befallen you was not going to miss you, and that which missed you was not meant to befall you."

and in the Quran:

"Verily, We have created all things with Qadar [Divine Preordainments of all things before their creation, as written in the Book of Decrees - Lauh Mahfuz]" (34:49)

The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) also said:

"Wonderful is the affair of the believer! His affairs in their entirety are good for him: if good befalls him, he is thankful, and that is good for him. And if harm befalls him, he is patient, and that is good for him. And this (prosperous state of being) is only for the believer."