No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah; and whoever believes in Allah, He will guide his heart.
“No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah; and whoever believes in Allah, He will guide his heart.”
No one is afflicted with any difficulty in himself, his wealth or his children except by Allah’s decree and decision. Those who have faith in Allah and in His decree and decision, Allah guides their hearts to submit to his Command and to be pleased with His decree. Allah knows everything, nothing is hidden from Him.
The plain meaning, from Al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir
مَآ أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ يَهْدِ قَلْبَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah - He will guide his heart. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
What does Quran 64:11 mean?
The verse has two halves and the second is the one usually passed over. The first states where affliction comes from; the second says what faith does about it — Allah guides his heart. The commentators fill that in: guided to submit to the decree and to be content with it. The guidance promised is not an explanation of why the thing happened, but a settling of the heart that has to carry it.
Written from Al-Mukhtasar fi at-Tafsir