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

Arabic text

عَنْ مَطَرِ بْنِ عُكَامِسٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ إِلَيْهَا حَاجَةً».

Translation

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."

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.

Benefits

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

Topics

• The Creed
• Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
• Belief in the Divine Decree and Fate
• Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
• Funerals
• Death and Its Rulings