He controls what He has granted to them and possesses what...
He controls what He has granted to them and possesses what he has given them in possession. Nothing will oppose or preclude His obedience if the servants order each other to cling to it. He is able to prevent the servants from disobeying Him. This does not mean that He drags them to the acts of disobedience to him. As his son Ibrahim was dying, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: We will surely grieve for you, Ibrahim.
But the late is the introductory of the present and the last will definitely catch up with the first. Then, he (peace be upon him and his family) shed tears and said: The eyes shed tears and the heart grieves, but we will say nothing but what pleases the Lord. We are surely grievous for you, Ibrahim. 23. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: Beauty is in the tongue (wording).
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: Knowledge is not stripped from people, but the knowledgeable individuals are taken. When the knowledgeable ones are no longer existent among people, the ignorant ones, then, will be betaken as leaders and they will issue verdicts ignorantly. Then they will deviate and mislead the others. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: Expecting the Relief is the best jihad of my umma.
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: The morals of us-the family of the prophesy- are pardoning those who wronged us and giving those who deprived us. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: The most favorable disciples of my umma to me are the witty that pray considerably and worship the Lord secretly. They are unknown for people as their sustenance is hardly sufficient for them, but they keep up steadfastness until death comes to them.
Their heritage is little and their mourners are few. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: God will forgive the sins of every believer because of suffering from any sort of fatigue, pain, grief, or care. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: God will never take care of those who have, dress, and ride whatever they desire, unless they desist. The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: The like of the believer is the ear: he once falls and once stands erect.
The like of the disbeliever is the cedar: he has a steady state that he never feels.