But as for the bad people...

But as for the bad people, they realize the mercy and kindness of their Lord to them and the safety they are in though they do not deserve it. And this leads them to be kind to people and forgive those who have done them wrong. One may say: these misfortunes afflict people through their properties; so what about those misfortunes that afflict their bodies and may cause them to perish, such as fire, drowning, flood, and earthquake?

It is said: Allah has made goodness for both kinds of people in these calamities too. As for the good people, leaving this life relieves them from its obligations and saves them from its misfortunes; and, as for the bad people, it clarifies their burdens and sins and prevents them from…