If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there

Matar ibn ‘Ukāmis reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there."

«إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ إِلَيْهَا حَاجَةً».

Narrated by At-Tirmidhi
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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relates that if Allah decrees and predestines that someone should die in a certain land where he does not exist, He makes a reason for him to go there, and so he goes and dies there.

Word Meaning

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Benefits from the Hadith

The Hadīth confirms the verse that reads: {nor does any soul know in which land it will die.}

References

Sunan At-Tirmidhi (4/ 23) (2146).

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تحفة الأحوذي (6/ 299).

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