Hadiths on Issues of Divine Decree and Fate

This section contains nine hadiths devoted to Divine Decree and Fate. They teach that "If Allah wills good for someone, He makes him suffer from afflictions", that what befalls the servant could not have missed him, require this belief for the acceptance of deeds, prescribe the conduct toward the plague, and forbid scratching one's face, wailing, tearing one's clothes, or disheveling one's hair. Also included is the narrative of Adam and his offspring until the Day of Judgment.